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Rubin Observatory reveals its first dwarf planet candidate in our solar system; among the largest dwarf planet candidates ever discovered beyond Neptune


Using preliminary data from the Simonyi Survey Telescope at the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet candidate in ou

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