167: Far out with Dr. Sheppard Dec 29 Written By Carrie Nugent Dr. Scott Sheppard tells us about the two most distant objects ever observed in the solar system. He describes the clever techniques he and his collaborators used to spot these objects, and explains why he is searching for an undiscovered planet.(136199) Eris, a distant object, as imagined by an artist. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Dr. Scott SheppardCarnegie InstituteKuiper Belt ObjectsObservingAstronomy Carrie Nugent
167: Far out with Dr. Sheppard Dec 29 Written By Carrie Nugent Dr. Scott Sheppard tells us about the two most distant objects ever observed in the solar system. He describes the clever techniques he and his collaborators used to spot these objects, and explains why he is searching for an undiscovered planet.(136199) Eris, a distant object, as imagined by an artist. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Dr. Scott SheppardCarnegie InstituteKuiper Belt ObjectsObservingAstronomy Carrie Nugent