Kuiper belt - Wikipedia
The Kuiper belt (/ ˈkaɪpər / ⓘ) [2] is a circumstellar disc in the outer Solar System, extending from the orbit of Neptune at 30 astronomical units (AU) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun. [3] It is similar …
Kuiper Belt - Science@NASA
Mar 12, 2025 · Most of what we know about the Kuiper Belt comes from ground-based telescopes and the Hubble Space Telescope. Only one spacecraft has visited the Kuiper Belt. NASA’s New Horizons …
Kuiper belt | Definition, Location, Size, & Facts | Britannica
Dec 31, 2025 · Kuiper belt, flat ring of icy small bodies that revolve around the Sun beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune. It comprises hundreds of millions of objects whose orbits lie close to the plane of …
What is the Kuiper Belt? A guide to the outer Solar System
May 19, 2025 · The Kuiper Belt is a ring of rocky, icy bodies at the edge of the Solar System. A guide to how it was discovered and what we know about it.
Kuiper Belt Objects | What Is Kuiper Belt - Star Walk
On December 7, 2025, we celebrate the 120th anniversary of the birth of Gerard Kuiper, the astronomer whose name the Kuiper Belt now bears. Ironically, Kuiper believed this region no longer existed — …
Kuiper Belt - Objects, Location, Facts - Science Notes and Projects
Jan 21, 2023 · The Kuiper belt is a thick ring of dwarf planets, comets, and debris out past the orbit of Neptune. The belt contains around one hundred thousand objects that are at least 100 kilometers …
Blue Origin Project Kuiper: Rival to Starlink? - Archyde
1 day ago · The Satellite Internet Revolution: Beyond Starlink, Blue Origin & Amazon Aim for Global Connectivity Imagine a world where reliable, high-speed internet isn’t a privilege, but a utility …
Kuiper Belt - University of California, Los Angeles
This ring is generally referred to as the Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper Belt holds significance for the study of the planetary system on at least two levels. First, it is likely that the Kuiper Belt objects are extremely …
Gerard Kuiper and the Trans-Neptunian Comet Belt | AMNH
The Kuiper Belt is the oldest surviving remnant of the original solar nebula. It represents the original source of the far more distant Oort cloud comets, as Kuiper had proposed.
What is the Kuiper Belt? | Space
Apr 30, 2019 · The Kuiper Belt is a collection of small, icy bodies that orbit the sun farther away than Neptune. It's very similar to the asteroid belt, but colder and farther away from the sun.