Rubin Observatory has spotted a distant world beyond Pluto as its decade-long survey begins revealing the hidden solar system ...
Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have spotted a possible icy dwarf planet far beyond Pluto, provisionally ...
Rubin Observatory spotted 2026 ED138 between March and July 2026, tracing the path of this possible dwarf planet beyond Pluto ...
Rubin boffins think ED138 is between 600 and 1500 kilometers across. If the lower number is correct, it’s the smallest dwarf ...
Lying beyond Pluto, 2026 ED138 could be as large as 1,500 kilometers in diameter. Astronomers are still working to confirm ...
If confirmed, 2026 ED138 would join five other dwarf planets recognised by the International Astronomical Union, the global ...
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To be considered a dwarf planet, an object needs to be massive enough to form a round shape under its own gravity. ED138’s ...
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Dwarf planet discovered 2026: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has identified 2026 ED138, a trans-Neptunian object orbiting at ...
A large object in the Kuiper Belt — a distant region of icy and rocky bodies past Neptune — appears to be a new candidate ...
The California Science Center unveiled its new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center Wednesday, featuring space shuttle Endeavour displayed vertically in a 20-story launch configuration ahead of the ...