The object would join the five other known dwarf planets: Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea and Makemake.
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The image of N159 spans about 230 light-years across in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way.
Some experts have suggested they may be from an extraterrestrial lifeform trying to contact Earth.
Astronomers have unveiled new observations of Pa 30, the likely remnant of a supernova documented in 1181.
The James Webb Space Telescope captured numerous stars formerly hidden by clouds of dust in a stellar nursery known as NGC 7129.
The Tarantula has thousands of young stars embedded in a vibrant honeycomb-like structure of gas and dust.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged planetary nebula NGC 2392, which is nicknamed the "Lion Nebula" because of its distinct shape.
The observation comes from the Carina Nebula, which lies 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Carina (the Keel).
A new study gives fresh insight into what happens to planets after the death of their star.
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