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You are here		spaceplace.nasa.gov What Is the Kuiper Belt? \| NASA Space Place - NASA Science for Kids
\|	\|	thespacewriter.com Doing WHAT with New Horizons, NASA? - The Spacewriter's Ramblings	1.0 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	A group of scientists wrote to NASA about the agency's plans to truncate New Horizons and replace its science teams. It didn't go well.	1.0 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	www.space.com 3 Small, Icy Worlds Discovered in Pluto's Territory \| Space	0.7 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	The three new bodies, likely dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris, reside in the Kuiper Belt, in the outer solar system. Even larger bodies - some as large as Mars or Earth - may exist even farther away from the sun, far beyond Pluto's orbit.	0.7 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	theconversation.com What is a dwarf planet? \| Space	1.0 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	In 2006, and after much debate, the International Astronomical Union came up with a new definition for a planet. And for the first time, the term "dwarf planet" was used.	1.0 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu How fast does the Space Station travel? \| Cool Cosmos	25.4 parsecs away Travel
\|		How fast does the Space Station travel? \| Cool Cosmos	25.4 parsecs away Travel