SCOUT· 34%12m·2026-11-10·ScienceHelp! This new dwarf planet needs a name
Move over Pluto, a new dwarf planet just dropped. Scientists announced that they’ve likely discovered a tiny new planet beyond Neptune, in the far-out ring of icy and rocky bits called the Kuiper Belt. The possible dwarf planet was spotted by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Flora talks with Matthew Holman, the…
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“How about Alberich. In German heroic legend, Alberich (German: [ˈalbəʁɪç]) is a dwarf. He features most prominently in the poems Nibelungenlied and Ortnit. He also features in an Old Norse collection of German legends, Thidreksaga, under th…”
“Spanky! About time we start naming dwarf planets after Little Rascals characters.”
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