Pluto's Atmosphere Is Slowly Vanishing, Scientists Discover

As a celestial body, hanging on to your atmosphere isn't always easy – just ask Mars – and a new study suggests that the gases surrounding Pluto are now vanishing, turning back into ice as the dwarf planet drifts further away from the Sun.

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