Dec 30, 2018
“Farout!” Newfound Object Is the Farthest Solar System Body Ever Spotted
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space
A newly discovered pink-colored object is the most-distant body ever observed in the solar system—and the first object ever found orbiting at more than 100 times the distance from Earth to the sun.
The pink-colored object is nearly four times more distant from the sun than Pluto, and hints at the possibility of an as-yet-undiscovered giant planet farther out.
- By Sarah Lewin, SPACE.com on December 18, 2018