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Rubin Observatory spots first dwarf planet candidate
Original: Rubin Observatory reveals its first dwarf planet candidate in our solar system
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has announced its first dwarf planet candidate discovered within our solar system, an early scientific result from its wide-field survey of the night sky. The finding points to the observatory's potential to uncover many more small, distant bodies beyond Neptune and expand understanding of the solar system's outer reaches.
Why now: The Rubin Observatory has just begun operations, and each early discovery is being closely watched as a sign of what the new survey telescope can deliver.
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- Rubin Observatory reveals its first dwarf planet candidate in our solar system · Technology Org
- Rubin Observatory reveals its first dwarf planet candidate in our solar system · Phys.org
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