Tiny Rock In the Solar System Contains Atmosphere and Nobody Knows Why
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Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a discovery from a strange rock in the solar system (2002 XV93)
Links:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.02243
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02846-1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuKQNMDHehs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goiNNAdAhy4
Other video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A1jSszRXTY
#solarsystem #minorplanet #2002XV93
0:00 Strange object that shouldn't have an atmosphere
1:05 What this object is - 2002 XV93
3:50 New discovery and the study finds atmosphere
5:50 Why this makes no sense
7:30 Possible explanations
9:30 Conclusions
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