New Dwarf Planet Candidate Discovered Beyond Pluto

• The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile discovered a new dwarf planet candidate, 2026 ED138.
• 2026 ED138 orbits our solar system beyond Pluto and is one of the first discoveries by the observatory.
• The object is an icy body located farther away from Earth than Pluto.
• The discovery was made by a scientist analyzing data from the Simonyi Survey Telescope at the observatory.
• Scientists are in the process of verifying if 2026 ED138 will be added to the official roster of our solar system.