kuiper belt

"In July 2015 a spacecraft called New Horizons ... flew by Pluto to take the first close-up photos of the dwarf planet ... This book ... [details] more about New Horizons, its long journey to Pluto, and the things scientists learned from the photos of this distant dwarf planet"--Back cover.

"Space missions take years to plan. But they also take years to execute, so special robots are used to study deep space instead of astronauts. Pluto is so far away, the New Horizons probe took 10 years to get there. The main content describes the amazing technology used to build the probe as well as what tools it uses to study Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. Informative sidebars introduce the scientist who discovered Pluto and other fascinating STEM information"--Amazon.com.

"The reclassification of Pluto in 2006 not only decreased the number of planets in our solar system by one but also introduced the new category of dwarf planet. Readers will come to understand what separates a dwarf planet from a planet, or for that matter from any of the other bodies found within the solar system. They'll learn about Pluto itself, as well as its fellow dwarf planets, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris"--Provided by publisher.

"Follow a spacecraft the size of a piano, named New Horizons, on the first ever spacecraft mission to Pluto, the space entity formerly known as a planet ..."--Provided by publisher.

Presents facts about Pluto, the Kuiper belt, and deep space.

Examines the discovery and study of the planet Pluto and its satellites. Discusses what Pluto has taught scientists about the origin and evolution of the Solar System, how planetary bodies are investigated and classified in science, and the members of the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt.

Provides information about the Kuiper Belt, a band of small space objects, including the dwarf planet Pluto, that lies at the edge of the solar system, discussing what scientists believe about how it formed, and looking at some of the mysteries and discoveries associated with the Kuiper belt.

An exploration of the outer solar system that discusses asteroids, meteors and meteorites, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, and comets. Includes appendixes of moons and black-and-white photographs.