Bodies at the brink

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Comet Nuclei, Comets, Interstellar Matter, Oort Cloud, Solar Orbits, Solar System, Ice, Interplanetary Dust, Neptune (Planet), Orbit Perturbation, Pluto (Planet), Stellar Evolution, Comets, Popular, Short-Period Comets, 1992Qb1, Earth-Based Observations, Physical Properties, Size, Distance, Magnitude, Optical Properties, Color, Orbit, Hypotheses, Kuiper Belt, Mass, Inclination, Period, Perturbation, Origin, Source, Abundance, 1993Fw, 1993Ro, 1993Rp, 1993Sb, 1993Sc, Stability

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The discovery of two objects beyond the orbit of Pluto has extended the heliocentric range of the planetary system and provided tantalizing hints that a large swarm of comets may exist in similarly distant orbits. This discovery has important implications for understanding both the origin of the solar system and the origin of the short-period comets. Subjects covered include the following: the big break -- finding 1992 QB; Kuiper's hypothesis -- an idea takes hold; the dynamicists debate; clues in a disk; Neptune the perturber; discovery of 1993 FW; and unlocking the secrets in primordial ice and dust.

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