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Vera Rubin Observatory spots possible sixth dwarf planet beyond Neptune

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Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have identified a distant object beyond Neptune that may be a dwarf planet. If confirmed, it would be the sixth known dwarf planet in the solar system; the reports describe it as an object that had gone unnoticed despite being in plain sight.

Discovered 2026-10-28T05:15:25.778763-07:00 | 2026-10-28T05:15:25.778763-07:00

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  • The discovery highlights the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s role in finding faint, distant objects and advancing observations of the solar system.
  • The object remains a candidate; confirmation would bring the known number of dwarf planets in the solar system to six.

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2026-10-28T05:15:25.778763-07:00
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2026-10-28T06:05:40.750455-07:00
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