The solar system may have a sixth dwarf planet, hidden against the Milky Way

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by Raspberry Pi / Arduino / Adafruit at 02 Nov, 21:47 UTC

Zo Ahmed, writing for TechSpot, reports on an icy object beyond Pluto that could become the solar system’s sixth dwarf planet. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory team in Chile announced it this week under the provisional name 2026 ED138. It sits about 46 astronomical units from the Sun. Pluto averages…

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• T1The solar system may have a sixth dwarf planet, hidden against the Milky WayRaspberry Pi / Arduino / Adafruit02 Nov, 21:47