Photo: "Tenth Planet" Larger Than Pluto, Study Confirms



An artist's conception shows 2003 UB313, the most distant object ever seen in our solar system. Scientists now confirm that the body is larger than Pluto, a finding that fuels the debate over what constitutes a planet.


Illustration courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech


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