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A giant icy world hiding beyond Pluto could be our sixth dwarf planet

A giant icy world hiding beyond Pluto could be our sixth dwarf planet

Astronomers have uncovered a potentially enormous new dwarf planet beyond Pluto, hidden for years in one of the most crowded regions of the night sky. The discovery of 2026 ED138 could expand the solar system's official dwarf planet family and hints that more mysterious worlds may be lurking far…

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