First observations of the surface of objects from the Oort cloud.
Astronomers from the University of Hawaii in Manoa, ESO, ASIAA in Taiwan, DLR in Berlin and IAA in Bangalore, India announced the discovery of two unusual objects in comet-like orbits but with almost no activity, giving scientists a first look at their surfaces. The two objects, named C/2013 P2 and C/2014 S3, were discovered using Pan-STARRS survey telescope (PS1) on Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii. Both objects have the orbit of a comet coming from the Oort cloud Read more