A Small Object in Outer Solar System Has an Atmosphere
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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - In the far reaches of our solar system - beyond the outermost planet Neptune - resides a host of icy and desolate celestial bodies. Among these objects, only the dwarf planet Pluto was known to possess an atmosphere - until now.
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Long before 3I/ATLAS slipped through the inner solar system, its water had already recorded the kind of place it came from. That record now looks extreme.