NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has successfully demonstrated a revolutionary method for deep space navigation, as the probe ...

Trying to understand the makeup and evolution of the solar system's Kuiper belt has kept researchers busy since it was hypothesized soon after the discovery of Pluto in 1930. In particular, binary ...

There appears to be a gap between 55 AU and 70 AU where no objects have yet been found, and then a second belt — let's call it "Kuiper Belt 2" — between 70 and 90 AU, which is as far out as 13 ...

“Our Solar System’s Kuiper Belt long appeared to be very small in comparison with many other planetary systems,” Wes Fraser, the lead author of the study from the National Research Council ...

Amazon has sent more Kuiper craft into space as it looks to deploy a satellite constellation that rivals Starlink, a service ...

Amazon's next group of Kuiper satellites could soon reach orbit, propelling the company closer to providing internet to ...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has successfully conducted the first-ever deep space stellar navigation test, while traversing the Kuiper Belt.

Dust to dust. There is another potential thing that the New Horizons team is watching out for, and that is whether the new objects are binary. About 10 to 15 percent of all known Kuiper Belt ...

Some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find proof.

There are also a few other hang-ups, as these Kuiper Belt bodies can become unstable during their journey toward the inner Solar System, and such a catastrophic impact on Mars could instigate ...

The Kuiper Belt itself is named after the late Dutch astronomer Gerard Kuiper, widely considered to be the father of modern planetary science. Where is Project Kuiper located?