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A New Dwarf Planet Hiding in Our Solar System?

Season 53 | 6m 52s

A team of scientists spotted it for the first time using the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, equipped with an 8.4 meter telescope that has the world’s largest digital camera. But how was it able to stay hidden for so long?

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