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Designated 2026 ED138, the trans-Neptunian object was announced by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center on October 27.","published":"2026-10-29T07:00:00Z","seen":"2026-10-29T07:57:00Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-spacewatch-global-70494d","name":"spacewatch.global","domain":"spacewatch.global"},"via":"kite-spacewatch-global-70494d","topics":["space","frontiers news","news","center for astrophysics | harvard &…","edward ajhar","international astronomical union","kevin napier","matthew holman"],"authors":["Joshua Faleti"],"story":"st_jha5d2gbx72ia2lhjk7a","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.5099999904632568,"category2":"environment","sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.18000000715255737,"political":0.07000000029802322},{"id":"n_yjgwafsfo6p42jyumrva","seq":5895047,"kind":"article","title":"Rubin Observatory Discovers Possible New Dwarf Planet","url":"https://gizmodo.com/rubin-observatory-spots-possible-dwarf-planet-beyond-pluto-the-biggest-in-20-years-2000831865","published":"2026-10-28T20:00:00Z","seen":"2026-10-28T20:58:38Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"gizmodo.com","name":"gizmodo.com","domain":"gizmodo.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1528871","name":"Gizmodo","type":"website","country":"US","designations":["website"]}},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["science","economy","disaster","education"],"authors":["Ellyn Lapointe"],"story":"st_jha5d2gbx72ia2lhjk7a","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.6100000143051147,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.05999999865889549,"political":0.05000000074505806},{"id":"n_mza4frgycl7apoacltta","seq":5833505,"kind":"article","title":"Giant new dwarf planet discovered by Rubin Observatory","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/28/science/giant-new-dwarf-planet-discovered-by-rubin-observatory","published":"2026-10-28T17:55:00Z","seen":"2026-10-28T17:55:00Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"nypost.com","name":"nypost.com","domain":"nypost.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q211374","name":"New York Post","type":"newspaper","country":"US","designations":["daily newspaper","newspaper","tabloid newspaper","website"]}},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","environment","science","disaster"],"mentions":2,"story":"st_jha5d2gbx72ia2lhjk7a","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.5299999713897705,"category2":"environment","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.30000001192092896,"political":0.07000000029802322},{"id":"n_nwvotyyqia3ehboum7ya","seq":5790415,"kind":"article","title":"The Rubin Observatory Finds Its First Dwarf Planet Candidate","url":"https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-rubin-observatory-finds-its-first-dwarf-planet-candidate","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. 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If confirmed, ED138 would be among the largest dwarf planets ever discovered in this region of the Solar System.","published":"2026-10-27T18:45:00Z","seen":"2026-10-27T18:58:00Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"noirlab-news","name":"NOIRLab news","domain":"noirlab.edu","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q99534494","name":"NOIRLab","type":"other","country":"US","designations":["astronomical observatory","research institute","science project"]}},"via":"noirlab-news","topics":["space"],"image":"https://storage.noirlab.edu/media/archives/images/screen/noirlab2626a.jpg","story":"st_jha5d2gbx72ia2lhjk7a","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.6899999976158142,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.20000000298023224,"political":0.05000000074505806}]}