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A newly reported Kuiper Belt object, 2026 ED138, may be a large dwarf planet, but its size and status remain uncertain; Rubin and archival images helped reveal its long, tilted orbit.
Balloon-borne Sunrise-III observations reveal fine magnetic threads above a quiet solar region and changing fields in solar jets, offering clues to atmospheric heating without resolving how much energy the structures carry.
A Popular Science account of lunar research says the Moon’s radius has decreased nearly 148 feet over hundreds of millions of years, while fault patterns may help identify less stable regions.
A ScienceDaily report describes white dwarfs whose dense atmospheres may alter their apparent colors, including a model-inferred green star, based on spectra rather than direct human viewing.