Rubin Observatory Detects Potential New Dwarf Planet Beyond Pluto

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has identified a new object, 2026 ED138, in the outer solar system's Kuiper Belt. Located 1.1 billion miles beyond Pluto, this small, bright world is a candidate for the sixth officially recognized dwarf planet. This discovery, made by Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics researchers, expands our understanding of the solar system's distant reaches.