/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/51/e6/51e659c2-d7ff-4f82-9d48-25ebaea352d5/20260505-prc-fig.jpg)
🔬 Science
May 08, 2026 at 02:00 PM
This Tiny Celestial Body Past Pluto Shouldn't Have an Atmosphere—but Astronomers Say They May Have Detected One
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Astronomers may have detected an atmosphere on a tiny celestial body past Pluto, challenging previous assumptions about cold, distant worlds and suggesting they are more dynamic than thought.
astronomy
space
discovery
atmosphere
Pluto