The Vera C. Rubin Observatory may have just discovered our solar system’s sixth dwarf planet
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- CBC World News·3h agoNew Vera C. Rubin telescope spots possible new dwarf planet beyond Pluto
Scientists using a Chile-based telescope have identified an icy object orbiting beyond Pluto that may join our solar system's small roster of dwarf planets.
Read at CBC World News → - Scientific American·1d agoThe Vera C. Rubin Observatory may have just discovered our solar system’s sixth dwarf planet
Located farther away from Earth than Pluto, the object was hidden in the light of the Milky Way’s stars
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