#transneptunianobject — Public Fediverse posts
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Detection of an atmosphere on a #TransNeptunianObject beyond Pluto: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02846-1.epdf?sharing_token=IxQre5a8U74bzD1eu3EPF9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MondIrh0l3UzSARc7TKaiTngzBRJ5gPl-7dojC-M7ZpzlLSMnF4NWFbHFCgGm5kpQ568qE3SsNRDy56EVcP4m1VR38b13JdQiY3QoJHZwc4yauPobiQVtVmGH2ftwh_3VziTddK9ZLNemd0uK2fPaSS2cTv9mSDrIyGRpQ2s7q0jURiK1wQn-c__W9TG8NAaPXXjvveRAO6uCzpYFr7shG50-_gK9IPxjfkoL2XH0E0y_-7szwU0v_CloDfKEZJN0%3D&tracking_referrer=www.sciencenews.org -> Outer Solar System Object Has an Atmosphere But Shouldn’t: https://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/science/2026/20260505-prc.html -> A small object past Pluto may have a thin atmosphere: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/atmosphere-small-object-past-pluto - the possible atmosphere around 2002 XV93 would be a first for a small object beyond Pluto.
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Article by Phil Plait about a move by Meg Schwamb, Mike Brown, and David Rabinowitz to get a name for 2007 OR10.
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/help-astronomers-name-trans-neptunian-object-225088-2007-or10
Website to select the name [ https://2007or10.name/ ]