Astronomers find potential new class of icy interstellar objects

A trio of astronomers with the University of Tokyo and Niigata University has discovered a possible new class of interstellar object. In their study, published in The Astrophysical Journal, Takashi Onaka, Itsuki Sakon and Takashi Shimonishi conducted tests surrounding what they describe as two “peculiar embedded icy objects” in interstellar space.