Atmosphere Found on Outer Solar System Body: Japan Team

About this episode

A research team from Japan has discovered a thin atmosphere on a trans-Neptunian object.

A thin atmosphere has been found to exist on one of thousands of trans-Neptunian objects, or TNOs, small celestial bodies outside Neptune, the outermost planet in the solar system, a research team including the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan said.

Topics covered

• astronomy
• space exploration
• trans-Neptunian objects
• atmosphere
• Japan research

Keywords

• atmosphere
• trans-Neptunian objects
• Japan
• astronomy
• celestial bodies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Places: Japan, Neptune, outer solar system, trans-Neptunian objects

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