Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Telescope discovered a possible new dwarf planet that, if confirmed, could join 5 others ...

Lying beyond Pluto, 2026 ED138 could be as large as 1,500 kilometers in diameter. Astronomers are still working to confirm ...

In short, a regular planet has enough gravitational pull to clear out the space around it, whereas dwarf planets do not.

Scientists may add a new dwarf planet to the official roster of our solar system. The distant, icy body, provisionally dubbed ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory is shedding new light on the faraway regions by Neptune and beyond, including possible solar ...

A MASSIVE new potential dwarf planet has been discovered for the first time – as the surprising reason for the find is ...

Rubin Observatory has spotted a distant world beyond Pluto as its decade-long survey begins revealing the hidden solar system ...

Astronomers analyzing data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile have identified a massive candidate world orbiting ...

Rubin Observatory spotted 2026 ED138 between March and July 2026, tracing the path of this possible dwarf planet beyond Pluto ...

A large icy world beyond Pluto could join the dwarf planet roster. Rubin observations and older images traced its orbit, but ...

Learn about 2026 ED138, a new dwarf planet candidate that may be one of the largest and brightest objects discovered beyond ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory may have found its first dwarf planet. Orbiting beyond Pluto, the object may also be one of the ...