Rubin Observatory reveals its first dwarf planet candidate in our solar system
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“Astronomers have identified a potential new dwarf planet, provisionally named 2026 ED138, orbiting in the distant reaches of our solar system beyond Pluto. The icy body was discovered using data from the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.”
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