New dwarf planet candidate discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory

Potential new dwarf planet found by Harvard astrophysicists

The bright object, known as 2026 ED138 for now, is among the seven largest objects identified in the outer solar system so far, the scientists say.

New dwarf planet candidate discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has found a large object that scientists have identified as a possible dwarf planet. A preliminary data analysis shows that the object is orbiting in the outer reaches of the solar system beyond Pluto and may be one…

Move over, Pluto: Telescope spots dwarf planet prospect

Astronomers sorting through data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile have found an icy world that has a good chance of joining Pluto in the solar system’s retinue of dwarf planets. University of Washington astronomer Mario Jurić joined the astronomer who made the discovery, Matthew Holman of the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for […]

Rubin Observatory Captures A Giant Dwarf Planet Candidate Beyond Pluto

A faint object in a crowded field of stars has given astronomers a new target in the outer Solar System. The object, called 2026 ED138,...

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals its first dwarf planet candidate in our solar system | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

The candidate orbits our sun beyond Pluto, and may be among the largest and brightest objects discovered in this region of the solar system.