The spacecraft made historic flybys of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt Object Ultima Thule, but there is still more to offer

The spacecraft made historic flybys of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt Object Ultima Thule, but there is still more to offer
The Kuiper Belt object has been critically analysed since its flyby at the beginning of 2019, and astronomers are slowly understanding its nature
This determined astronomer changed our understanding of the Solar System
The amateur astronomer who discovered Pluto and visited the dwarf planet after his death
The lack of a light curve when examining Ultima Thule has already caused a mystery before the target’s flyby
Scientists and engineers are seriously discussing the possibility of sending an orbiter to Pluto and beyond into the Kuiper Belt
Researchers have theorised that a primordial stellar intruder not only stole material from our Solar System, but mixed up the orbits of Kuiper Belt objects
Astronomers confirm the existence of the first carbon-rich lump of space rock in the outer reaches of the Solar System
The next flyby target for the NASA mission could actually be two targets
The pair reside in the frigid outskirts of our Solar System called the Kuiper Belt
Astrophysicists have got a rare peek at a baby planetary system 300 light years away
For the first time, a massive, comet-like object that has been seen being ripped apart and scattered in the atmosphere of a ‘dead star’
The dwarf planet raises the question of whether some truly novel life forms could exist on such a frigid world
The search for an unseen world far, far beyond Neptune’s orbit has become clearer
Astronomers are busy tinkering with a high-tech instrument that could discover a variety of objects both far from Earth and closer to home
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Measuring the size of these pint-sized worlds is more complicated than it seems…
Could another planet exist in the Kuiper Belt? The jury is still out…
What is the is region of space at the edge of the Solar System?