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.
"The sun, planets, moon, and other space objects are all part of our solar system . . . readers learn what a solar system is and what it contains, such as asteroids, comets, the Kuiper Belt, and the Oort Cloud"--Provided by publisher.
An introduction to the solar system, discussing the sun and planets, the origins of the solar system, and shooting stars, and looking at how scientists are exploring outer space.