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White-domed astronomical observatory on a mountain ridge under a clear sky — illustrative imagery of the kind of ground-based stellar-occultation observing site that the NAOJ-led Japanese network used on January 10, 2024 to detect a thin atmosphere on the trans-Neptunian object (612533) 2002 XV93.

2026-05-1010 min read

First atmosphere detected on a 470-km Kuiper Belt object: 2002 XV93's mystery gases shouldn't be there

By Newsorga desk

Commuters standing on a Japanese rail platform beside a white commuter train at dusk — illustrative imagery for the JR East Tokaido Line train that was halted at Kawasaki Station in Kanagawa Prefecture on the afternoon of May 10, 2026 after passengers reported an unknown substance was sprayed inside one of the carriages

2026-05-109 min read

JR Tokaido train halted at Kawasaki after spray report; family of 3 hurt, no gas detected

By Kenji Nakamura