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Guide to KBOs and recent research by Dr. David Jewitt of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
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Kuiper Belt Kuiper Belt Kuiper Belt Kuiper Belt Kuiper Belt Kuiper Belt K uiper Belt Kuiper Belt Kuiper Belt This document contains frames. You need a frame-enabled browser to view it. Here is a non-frame version of the Kuiper Belt Page....Basic information on the Kuiper Belt from ORRERY: the solar system in action.
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ORRERY: Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) The asteroids leftover material from the formation of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter are not all that remains from that violent time. Beyond the orbits of Neptune and Pluto lie a large number of small, icy bodies, making...A description of the Deep Ecliptic Survey, a systematic search for Kuiper Belt Objects using large telescopes.
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A Deep Ecliptic Survey for Kuiper Belt Objects The goals of their survey are to answer several fundamental scientific questions: What is the spatial distribution of KBOs? What are the relative proportions of these bodies in resonant, non-resonant, and scattered orbits? What are the physical properties of Kuiper...Lists currently known transneptunian objects, also known as Kuiper Belt Objects. Updated daily.
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List Of Transneptunian Objects Information on converting absolute magnitudes to diameters is available, as is an explanation of the quantities given in the listings above. This list is updated daily, except for the few days surrounding the preparation of each batch of MPCs. It...Recent and past issues of the Distant EKOs Newsletter, a review of the science and current events surrounding Kuiper Belt Objects
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EKOs From the Distant Past Os newsletter and web pages are managed by Joel Parker Send e-mail to 101 107 111 110 101 119 115 064 098 111 117 108 100 101 114 046 115 119 114 105 046 101 100 117;...On Monday, February 4, on what would have been the 96th birthday of Pluto's discoverer, Clyde W. Tombaugh, NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission team announced the dedication of its Science Operations Center in his honor.
http://www.swri.org/9what/releases/tombaugh.htm
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has joined a team led by the Southwest Research Institute to begin design studies for what could be the first spacecraft to visit PLuto and the Kuiper Belt.
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Press Release NASA GODDARD JOINS TEAM TO EXPLORE THE SOLAR SYSTEM'S FINAL FRONTIER 01-121 At the edge of our solar system lies a frigid double planet that has never been visited by spacecraft Pluto. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md has joined a team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI San Antonio,...The official home page of the Deep Ecliptic Survey, an initial reconaissance of the Kuiper Belt
http://www.lowell.edu/Research/DES/
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is hot on the trail of an intriguing new class of solar system objects -- dim and fleeting objects that travel in pairs in the frigid, mysterious outer realm of the solar system called the Kuiper Belt.
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Some Kuiper Belt Objects Turn Out To Be Binary Pairs Telescope is hot on the trail of an intriguing new class of solar system objects dim and fleeting objects that travel in pairs in the frigid, mysterious outer realm of the solar system called the Kuiper Belt.In results published today...Astronomers have discovered the largest object in the solar system since Pluto was named the ninth planet in 1930.
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New Planet-Shaped Body Found in Our Solar System Astronomers announced today the discovery of the largest object in the solar system since Pluto was named the ninth planet in 1930. The object is half the size of Pluto, composed primarily of rock and ice, and circles the sun...Size comparison of 2001 KX76 and other known objects. From NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.
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APOD: 2001 August 30 How Big Is 2001 KX76? Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2001 August 30 How Big Is 2001 KX76? Credit: ESA, ESO, Astrovirtel, Gerhard Hahn (German Aerospace Center,...European Southern Observatory images of 2001 KX76
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phot-27-01.html Observatory with the world's first operational virtual telescope Astrovirtel have determined that the newly discovered distant asteroid 2001 KX76 is significantly larger, with a diameter of 1200 km, possibly even 1400 km PR Photo 27a/01 Image of 2001 KX76 obtained...From the National Optical Astronomy Observatory Newsletter
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Kuiper Belt Object Found Possibly As Large As Pluto's Moon The links below take you to a page where you can download high resolution images. The May 22, 2001, discovery image for the large Kuiper Belt Object 2001 KX76 was produced by combining two exposures from the 4-meter Blanco Telescope...Frequently Asked Questions About Quaoar
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Quaoar is a newly discovered Kuiper Belt object, found in June 2002 by Chad Trujillo and Mike Brown at Caltech in Pasadena. It's the largest Kuiper Belt object currently known, half the diameter of Pluto (about 1/8 the volume and...NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has measured Quaoar and found it to be 1300 km wide.
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Hubble Spots the Biggest World Since Pluto Telescope has measured the diameter of a distant world more than half the size of Pluto. Listen to this story via streaming audio, a downloadable file, or get help. Oct. 7, 2002: Astronomers have dubbed it Quaoar (pronounced kwa-whar) after...This page lists acronyms and definitions of terms used in Kuiper belt research.
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A Kuiper Belt Glossary This page lists acronyms and definitions of terms used in Kuiper belt research. If there are some terms and/or definitions you would like added, send them to: ekonews@boulder.swri.edu. Some definitions have been taken (often verbatim) from the following sources: This...Scientists are finally preparing to send a spacecraft to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, the last unexplored region of our planetary system. By S. Alan Stern
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Science Technology at Scientific American.com: Journey to the Farthest Planet Scientists are finally preparing to send a spacecraft to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, the last unexplored region of our planetary system. Scientists are finally preparing to send a spacecraft to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, the last unexplored region of our planetary system. By S. Alan Stern Until about 10 years ago, most planetary scientists considered Pluto to be merely an...Primer on objects in the outer solar system from The Nine Planets multimedia tour of the solar system.
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Kuiper-Oort Oort noticed that no comet has been observed with an orbit that indicates that it came from interstellar space, there is a strong tendency for aphelia of long period comet orbits to lie at a distance of about 50,000 AU,...The Hubble Space Telescope is hot on the trail of a puzzling new class of solar system object that might be called a Pluto "mini-me."
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HubbleSite Hubble Hunts Down Binary Objects at the Fringe of Our Solar System 4/17/2002 Ehome newscenter newsdesk archive releases 2002 04 Hubble Hunts Down Binary Objects at the Fringe of Our Solar System View all images The Hubble Space Telescope is hot on the trail of a puzzling new class of solar system object...The Newsletter is dedicated to the dissemination of research relevant to the Kuiper belt. The goal is to provide researchers with easy and rapid access to current observational and theoretical studies of the Kuiper belt, directly related objects, and other areas of research.
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Distant EKOs Newsletter is dedicated to the dissemination of research relevant to the Kuiper belt. The goal is to provide researchers with easy and rapid access to current observational and theoretical studies of the Kuiper belt, directly related objects (e.g Pluto, Centaurs...Offers a collection of articles on the discovery of the tenth planet, 2003 UB313.
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The Tenth Planet Chronicling the discovery of the tenth planet Planetary status decision rumor Published on 1 Oct 2005 at 4:37 pm. 2 Comments. Filed under Tenth Planet. Rumor has it that the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has either made a decision (or...An article on a large object in the Kuiper Belt that may be the tenth planet.
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2003 UB313 10th Planet Beyond Pluto? U has yet to confirm whether this object will be officially be recognized as the 10th planet in our solar system. This little page will follow events and provide more information when available. New Scientist Magazine launches name-the-planet initiative August...NASA science article on this newly discovered Kuiper object.
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NASA 10th Planet Discovered Script enabled in your browser. For instructions, click here NASA Home Search NASA Web Pagina en Espaol Contact NASA 10th Planet Discovered 7.29.2005 Astronomers have found a new planet in the outer reaches of the solar system Play Audio Download...