Arrokoth, a distant object in the Kuiper Belt, contains significant amounts of organic molecules, including complex sugars, giving it the new nickname "Sugar World," a study has reported.

The Kuiper Belt object named "486958 Arrokoth," or simply "Arrokoth," may have more in common with a snowman than just its shape. New research suggests there's ancient ice locked within its frosty ...

Because the Kuiper Belt was thought to end at a distance of about 48 AU, the Solar System used to seem small compared to exosolar systems, where there are still objects floating around 150 AU from ...

Additionally, dedicated observations from the extended New Horizons Kuiper Belt mission have provided detailed insights into the surface geology and impact characteristics of Kuiper Belt Objects ...

Kuiper Belt objects are some of the last remaining unexplored objects in the universe. ... as ice sublimates off their surface. Although Kuiper Belt comets sojourns to the inner Solar System, ...

The Kuiper Belt, the vast region at the edge of our solar system populated by countless icy objects, is a treasure trove of scientific discoveries. The detection and characterization of Kuiper ...

The New Horizons mission currently flying through the Kuiper Belt could be facing an unexpected change of plans. NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is soliciting input on turning the spacecraft ...

Kuiper Belt 1 Articles . ... (7,750 mi) from the surface. What had always been little more than a fuzzy blip at the edge of the solar system could finally be seen in stunning high resolution.

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

One part of this plan would require increasing the planet’s atmospheric pressure, and one scientist suggests that capturing celestial objects from the Kuiper Belt—which are full of the ...