NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA Image courtesy of M. Juric (UW), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
Joel Kontinen
Astronomers
spotted what appears to be a dwarf planet in the outer solar system using the
Vera C. Rubin Observatory – if confirmed, it joins a small and exclusive club.
A mosaic of
images captured by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory of the newly discovered dwarf
planet candidate ED138.
There might
be a new dwarf planet beyond Pluto. This suggestion was presented by researchers
who have looked up at the sky past Pluto.
The small
club of dwarf planets in our solar system may have just grown by one.
Astronomers using the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile have spotted an
object beyond Pluto that seems to be big enough to qualify as a dwarf planet.
In fact, it is one of the largest dwarf planet candidates we have spotted so
far from the sun.
Source:
Leah
Crane 2026
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