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 Kuiper Belt
808 words, approx. 3 pages flat ring of icy small bodies that revolve around the Sun beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune. Named for the Dutch American astronomer Gerard P. Kuiper, it comprises hundreds of millions of objects—presumed leftovers from the formation of the... summary from source:
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690 words, approx. 2 pagesComets are some of the most spectacular objects in the night sky. About once per decade, a truly bright comet comes along and can be viewed by the unaided eye. Where do these comets come from? Where do they spend most of their lives? Some comets orbit... summary from source:
Kuiper Belt
133 words, approx. 1 pagesDisk-shaped belt of billions of small icy bodies orbiting the Sun beyond the orbit of Neptune, mostly at distances 30–50 times Earth's distance from the Sun. Gerard Peter Kuiper (1905–73) proposed the existence of this large flattened... summary from source:
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 Science News for Kids A family in space.(Kuiper belt)
03/21/2007: 417 words, approx. 1 pages In a distant region of our solar system, scientists have found a group of related objects that have similar surfaces and orbits. It's the first "family" of objects ever discovered in the Kuiper belt, which is a vast ring of rocky and icy... summary from source:
Natural History Tightening our Kuiper belt
02/01/2003: 979 words, approx. 3 pages OUT THERE From the edge of the solar system come hints of a disrupted youth. More and more often, some new astronomical discovery is thrusting Pluto and its home, the Kuiper Belt, into the public eye. Most of the attention focuses on... summary from source:
 AP Features Proposal Would Add Planets to Solar System
8/16/2006: 826 words, approx. 3 pages The universe really is expanding _ astronomers are proposing to rewrite the textbooks to say that our solar system has 12 planets rather than the nine memorized by generations of schoolchildren. Much-maligned Pluto would remain a planet _ and its...
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