Lying beyond Pluto, 2026 ED138 could be as large as 1,500 kilometers in diameter. Astronomers are still working to confirm ...
Astronomers have identified 2026 ED138, a large trans-Neptunian object beyond Pluto. Follow-up infrared observations will ...
Scientists may add a new dwarf planet to the official roster of our solar system. The distant, icy body, provisionally dubbed ...
ED138, a newly discovered dwarf planet candidate, could join a group of only five other recognized objects that includes our ...
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has found what might be a new dwarf planet in our solar system, orbiting the sun on an inclined plane past Pluto.
On Tuesday astronomers at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet candidate in a distant ...
Learn about 2026 ED138, a new dwarf planet candidate that may be one of the largest and brightest objects discovered beyond ...
Webb observations suggest that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS releases tiny grains of water ice mixed with substantial amounts of dust. Models explain a strong infrared ice signature alongside unusually ...
At the outer reaches of our solar system, beyond Pluto’s orbit, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory (NSF–DOE) has discovered the ...
To be considered a dwarf planet, an object needs to be massive enough to form a round shape under its own gravity. ED138’s ...
2026 ED138 joins a tribe of potential dwarf planets on the edge of our solar system — and Rubin's astronomers are likely to ...