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This image from the Vera Rubin Observatory shows 2026 ED138. Image credit: NSF / DOE / Vera C. Rubin Observatory / NOIRLab / SLAC / AURA / M. Jurić, University of Washington / D. de Martin & M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab.

Vera Rubin Observatory Spots Possible New Dwarf Planet beyond Pluto

Nov 2, 2026 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers using the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory have found what may be a new dwarf planet in the outer Solar System. The large, icy object carries...