: a band of small celestial bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune from which many short-period comets are believed to originate compare oort cloud
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Pluto, a frigid mountainous world with craters and glaciers, is located among icy bodies in the Kuiper Belt, located at the outskirts of our solar system beyond Neptune's orbit – now the farthest planet from the sun.
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Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The Kuiper Belt is located at the outskirts of our solar system, extending far beyond the orbit of Neptune – now the farthest planet from the sun – where other objects might cross Pluto's orbital path.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Unlike most comets, which originate in the Kuiper Belt or the Oort Cloud, this icy wanderer formed around another star before drifting into our cosmic neighborhood.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Think of the Kuiper Belt as an outer reach of this protoplanetary disk that was frozen in time at that moment.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The Kuiper Belt is located at the outskirts of our solar system, extending far beyond the orbit of Neptune – now the farthest planet from the sun – where other objects might cross Pluto's orbital path.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Unlike most comets, which originate in the Kuiper Belt or the Oort Cloud, this icy wanderer formed around another star before drifting into our cosmic neighborhood.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Think of the Kuiper Belt as an outer reach of this protoplanetary disk that was frozen in time at that moment.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Kuiper Belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kuiper%20Belt. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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