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  "id": 16954843,
  "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",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-28T19:50:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/possible-new-dwarf-planet-9.7399957"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists using a Chile-based telescope have identified an icy object orbiting beyond Pluto that may join our solar system's small roster of dwarf planets.",
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      {
        "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": "Universe Today",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-28T15:34:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}