Just like Mickey’s dog, the former planet Pluto has a tail — or at least a hint of one.
Scientists have detected a wisp of carbon monoxide in Pluto’s thin upper atmosphere, extending a quarter of the way to its largest moon, Charon, or about 3,400 kilometers above Pluto’s surface.
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