US EditionThe Kuiper Belt: The Frozen Frontier of the Solar System
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Evidence of a previously unknown planet in the Solar System has been discovered by American astronomers from the California Institute of Technology and Princeton. They have dubbed the hypothetical world Planet Y. It may be hiding in the Kuiper Belt, but closer to Earth than the as-yet-undiscovered Planet Nine. However, other experts are skeptical of the findings due to a lack of conclusive data.
The Kuiper Belt: The Frozen Frontier of the Solar System
The Kuiper Belt, beyond Neptune, is filled with small bodies. These primitive objects are a fossil record of the early Solar System and the main source of short-period comets.Artistic illustration of the equivalent of the Kuiper Belt in the Epsilon Eridani system.There is a region of space beyond Neptune filled with small icy bodies: that is the Kuiper Belt. This region contains some of the oldest and least altered materials in the Solar System,…
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