Kepler Spacecraft May Be Able to Spot Elusive Oort Cloud Objects

Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 23:49 in Astronomy & Space

The Kepler spacecraft's mission is a straightforward one: keep a vigilant watch on a large patch of stars to see if they dim, even just slightly, on a regular basis. The idea is that a planet passing...

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