Rubin Observatory Spots Candidate Dwarf Planet Beyond Pluto
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The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
Rubin Observatory found a large thing in space.
- A2
Rubin Observatory found a large object in the outer solar system.
- B1
The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has spotted a large object in the outer solar system.
- B2
The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has spotted a large object in the outer solar system beyond Pluto.
- C1
The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has spotted a large object in the outer solar system beyond Pluto that researchers consider a candidate dwarf planet.
- C2
Finding a world in the outer solar system is difficult enough; finding one against the bright background of our own galaxy is like spotting a firefly in front of a searchlight.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- spot
- to see or notice someone or something, especially when it is hard to see
- candidate
- a person or thing that is likely to be chosen or is suitable for a particular group or role
- temporary
- lasting for only a short time and not forever
- analysis
- a careful study of something in order to understand more about it
- hemisphere
- one half of the Earth or the sky, especially the half north or south of the middle line
- facility
- a building, place, or piece of equipment built for a special purpose
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by U.S. National Science Foundation. Read the original for the full report.