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Tiny Rock In the Solar System Contains Atmosphere and Nobody Knows Why

2026-05-10 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX 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 Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com Thunkii CC BY SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Neptunian_object#/media/File:TNOs-wide-view.svg Eurocommuter CC BY SA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutino#/media/File:TheKuiperBelt_60AU_LargePlutinos.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutino#/media/File:ThePlutinos_Size_Albedo_Color2.svg Tomruen CC BY SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutino#/media/File:Plutino_distributions_and_sizes.png Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@joemurray8902 2026-05-10

You found "The Little Prince"

566 47 replies
@reeyees50 2026-05-10

Anton only takes a break for 3-4 days out of 365 days a year. Wonderful person

212 12 replies
@russellzauner 2026-05-10

I wish people would quit discovering my hideouts, pretty soon I won't be able to hide out at all

191 13 replies
@stevejohnson3357 2026-05-10

Let's call it Dave.

153 26 replies
@Kingsblade7 2026-05-11

It already has a name: King Kai's Planet

87 5 replies
@Rishi123456789 2026-05-11

This is just another reminder that the universe is not obligated to make sense to us puny humans.

69 4 replies
@TotesRandom 2026-05-10

I can't believe Anton finally said it was cats.

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@Idlemind842 2026-05-11

Let's just all agree to leave the dormant Tyranid bioship alone.

22 3 replies
@GangstaCrab 2026-05-11

A rolling stone gathers no moss, a flying one however...

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@setaihedron 2026-05-11

Mr Data, prepare a Class A probe for launch.

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