kuiper belt

Explores the history of the New Horizons' spacecraft mission to Pluto and the Kuiper belt, discussing how the NASA team pulled it off and the discoveries the probe has made.

"Deep space holds materials left over from the formation of the solar system. Astronomers have been making exciting discoveries on the outermost fringes and the New Horizons spacecraft brings new insights into the origins of the sun and planets"--Provided by publisher.

"Illustrations accompany information about the dwarf planets in the solar system. The narrative nonfiction text is intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

"Ride along with the New Horizons spacecraft as she rockets three billion miles to Pluto! Watch her take the first close-up photos of Pluto, and then journey another billion miles to mini-world Arrokoth. You'll whiz through space at more than 10 miles per second; learn how giant planet Jupiter helped the little spacecraft reach Pluto; and discover the astonishing surface feature that made the world fall in love with Pluto"--Provided by publisher.

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.

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.

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

Small, rocky dwarf planets make their home on the outer edges of the solar system. Scientists use telescopes to study Pluto and the dwarf planets as they orbit the Sun.

"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.

"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.