Artist's impression of a distant icy dwarf planet beyond Pluto

New Potential Dwarf Planet 2026 ED138 Discovered Beyond Pluto

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Scientists using a Chile-based telescope have identified a new icy object, 2026 ED138, orbiting beyond Pluto that may qualify as a dwarf planet. The object is estimated to be between 370 and 930 miles in diameter and orbits about 46 times farther from the sun than Earth, slightly beyond Pluto's average orbital distance.

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