The eighth planet, a distant ice giant with a deep blue hue
A band of Europe witnesses a rare solar eclipse, with totality across parts of Spain, Iceland and Portugal. The event is being observed with safety warnings as millions prepare to view the sky-darkening phenomenon; high public interest is accompanied by safety campaigns and warnings about eye damage.
A distant icy body in the Kuiper Belt, named 2026 ED138, has emerged as a strong candidate for a new dwarf planet. Rubin Observatory data, supported by past imagery, shows a slow-moving object whose orbit lies within Pluto’s distance from the Sun. This discovery adds to evidence that hidden worlds await in the outer solar system.