{
  "id": 16919338,
  "title": "The Rubin Observatory Finds Its First Dwarf Planet Candidate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/the-rubin-observatory-finds-its-first-dwarf-planet-candidate",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-28T15:34:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Universe Today",
    "slug": "universe-today",
    "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-rubin-observatory-finds-its-first-dwarf-planet-candidate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Vera Rubin Observatory found a distant Solar System object before its decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time even got started. The object is a dwarf planet candidate named 2026 ED138, and if confirmed, it will be one of the largest dwarf planets beyond Neptune. It may be up to 1500 km in diameter.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Scientific American",
        "title": "The Vera C. Rubin Observatory may have just discovered our solar system’s sixth dwarf planet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/the-vera-c-rubin-observatory-may-have-just-discovered-our-solar",
        "published": "2026-10-27T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Rubin Observatory reveals its first dwarf planet candidate in our solar system",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/rubin-observatory-reveals-its-first-dwarf-planet-candidate-in-our",
        "published": "2026-10-27T22:30:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "New Vera C. Rubin telescope spots possible new dwarf planet beyond Pluto",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/new-vera-c-rubin-telescope-spots-possible-new-dwarf-planet-beyond",
        "published": "2026-10-28T19:50:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Discover Magazine",
        "title": "Icy Object Spotted Beyond Pluto Emerges as New Dwarf Planet Candidate in the Solar System's Outskirts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/icy-object-spotted-beyond-pluto-emerges-as-new-dwarf-planet-candidate",
        "published": "2026-10-28T22:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}