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The Kuiper Belt is a region of leftover material from the Solar System's early history and resembles a thick disk beyond the orbit of Neptune. Beyond the Kuiper Belt is the Oort Cloud. Both the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt could be sources of comets.
An Exo-Kuiper Belt in Scattered LightNov. 13, 2019
An artist concept of Phoenix on Mars.
New Calibration of Humidity Data from Mars Phoenix LanderOct. 31, 2019
An artist conception of the 2020 rover on Mars. The PIXL instrument is at the end of the seven-foot extendable arm, along with two other instruments designed to (among other tasks) identify promising sites for PIXL.
PIXL: A New NASA Instrument For Ferreting Out Clues of Ancient Life on MarsOct. 28, 2019
Call for Community Comments: Autonomous Robotics Research for Ocean Worlds (ARROW)Oct. 18, 2019
This illustration shows NASA's Europa mission spacecraft, which is being developed for a launch sometime in the 2020s.
New Opportunity in Gravity/Radio Science Team for the Europa Clipper MissionOct. 10, 2019
Artist impression of solar system formation.
Clues to the Processing of Dust around StarsSept. 27, 2019
Artist illustration of the Solar System.
Apply for "The PI Launchpad: From Science Idea to NASA Mission"Sept. 25, 2019
The sun sets on Mauna Kea as the twin Kecks prepare for observing.
Spotting Exoplanets through the HazeSept. 16, 2019
Marc Kaufman, Abigail Allwood, Dawn Sumner, Mike Zawaski, and Joel Hurowitz (left to right) in Nuuk, Greenland, before heading into the field.
On the Ground in GreenlandSept. 10, 2019
This composite image looking toward the higher regions of Mount Sharp was taken on September 9, 2015, by NASA's Curiosity rover. In the foreground - about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the rover - is a long ridge teeming with hematite, an iron oxide.
Request for Input on Planetary Protection Policies for Mars (MEPAG)Sept. 2, 2019
You Can Name the Mars 2020 Rover!
You Can Name the Mars 2020 Rover!Aug. 29, 2019
Scientists with NASA's Mars 2020 mission and the European-Russian ExoMars mission traveled to the Australian Outback to hone their research techniques before their missions launch to the Red Planet in the summer of 2020.
Scientists Explore Outback as Testbed for MarsAug. 28, 2019