A small body in the Kuiper Belt, beyond Neptune, has exhibited an atmosphere. The last time astronomers found an atmosphere in a trans-Neptunian object was in 1988, when Pluto revealed its own. But it has only recently formed and won't last for more than 1,000 years.

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From moons with chaotic orbits to those with extreme geological features, these celestial bodies offer a glimpse into the diverse and often bizarre nature of our cosmic neighbourhood.

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Without Jupiter, planetary dynamics could become more chaotic over immense timescales, increasing the risk of destabilised orbits.

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The Kuiper Belt stretches from the orbit of Neptune and way, way beyond. Very little is known about the mysterious region which is home to Pluto. Scientists even think that Planet Nine lives in the Kuiper Belt.

Why is Kuiper Belt the most mysterious and wildest cosmic zone?

Astronomers have found new objects lurking towards the edge of our solar system. The Kuiper Belt that lies beyond Neptune is a cold, ring-shaped field filled with multiple icy bodies.

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Launched in January 2006, New Horizons embarked on its 4 billion-mile journey toward the solar system’s edge to study the dwarf planet Pluto and its five moons.

NASA space probe 'phones home' in landmark mission to solar system's edge

NASA's unmanned New Horizons spacecraft is closing in on its historic New Year's flyby target, the most distant world ever studied, a frozen relic of the solar system some four billion miles (6.

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