In this artist’s visualization, the newly discovered planet-like object, dubbed ‘Sedna,’ is shown where it resides at the outer edges of the known solar system.…
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Illustration of the New Horizons space probe in the Kuiper Belt. These icy bodies are the leftovers from planet formation. In the distant reaches of…
Credit: NYU Abu Dhabi Data collected can be used to provide new insights into the evolution of the Kuiper Belt, and the larger solar system.…
Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, are two of the most well-known residents of the Kuiper Belt. This composite of enhanced color images of Pluto…
The Kuiper Belt is a region of leftover material from the Solar System’s early history and resembles a thick disk beyond the orbit of Neptune.…
Composite image of primordial contact binary Kuiper Belt Object 2014 MU69 from New Horizons Spacecraft Data. (Image rotated.) Credit: NASA In a fitting tribute to…
At left is a composite of two images taken by New Horizons’ high-resolution Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI), which provides the best indication of Ultima Thule’s…