Web Directory

» 10th Planet Discovered
   NASA science article on this newly discovered Kuiper object.
   http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/29jul_planetx.htm

» A Deep Ecliptic Survey for Kuiper Belt Objects
   A description of the Deep Ecliptic Survey, a systematic search for Kuiper Belt Objects using large telescopes.
   http://www.noao.edu/noao/noaonews/jun00/node2.html

» Discovery Announcement of 2001 KX76
   From the National Optical Astronomy Observatory Newsletter
   http://www.noao.edu/outreach/press/pr01/pr0110.html

» Distant EKOs
   The Newsletter is dedicated to the dissemination of research relevant to the Kuiper belt. The goal is to provide researchers with easy and rapid access to current observational and theoretical studies of the Kuiper belt, directly related objects, and othe
   http://www.boulder.swri.edu/ekonews/

» Distant EKOs: The Kuiper Belt Electronic Newsletter
   Recent and past issues of the Distant EKOs Newsletter, a review of the science and current events surrounding Kuiper Belt Objects
   http://www.boulder.swri.edu/ekonews/issues/

» European Southern Observatory: Virtual Telescope Observes Large Asteroid
   European Southern Observatory images of 2001 KX76
   http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2001/phot-27-01.html

» How Big Is 2001 KX76?
   Size comparison of 2001 KX76 and other known objects. From NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.
   http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010830.html

» Kuiper Belt
   Guide to KBOs and recent research by Dr. David Jewitt of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
   http://www2.ess.ucla.edu/~jewitt/kb.html

» List of Transneptunian Objects
   Lists currently known transneptunian objects, also known as Kuiper Belt Objects. Updated daily.
   http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/TNOs.html

» Lowell Observatory: Deep Ecliptic Survey
   The official home page of the Deep Ecliptic Survey, an initial reconnaissance of the Kuiper Belt
   http://www.lowell.edu/Research/DES/

» Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission team dedicates Science Operations Center
   On Monday, February 4, on what would have been the 96th birthday of Pluto's discoverer, Clyde W. Tombaugh, NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission team announced the dedication of its Science Operations Center in his honor.
   http://www.swri.org/9what/releases/tombaugh.htm

» Quaoar
   Frequently asked questions.
   http://www.chadtrujillo.com/quaoar/

» STScI: Hubble Hunts Down Binary Objects at the Fringe of Our Solar System
   The Hubble Space Telescope is hot on the trail of a puzzling new class of solar system object that might be called a Pluto "mini-me."
   http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2002/04/

» Scientific American: Journey to the Farthest Planet
   Scientists are finally preparing to send a spacecraft to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, the last unexplored region of our planetary system. By S. Alan Stern
   http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=journey-to-the-farthest-p

» The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud
   Primer on objects in the outer solar system from The Nine Planets multimedia tour of the solar system.
   http://www.nineplanets.org/kboc.html

» UniSci: Some Kuiper Belt Objects Turn Out To Be Binary Pairs
   NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is hot on the trail of an intriguing new class of solar system objects -- dim and fleeting objects that travel in pairs in the frigid, mysterious outer realm of the solar system called the Kuiper Belt.
   http://unisci.com/stories/20022/0418024.htm

» nationalgeographic.com: 800-Mile-Wide "Object" Found in Solar System
   Astronomers have discovered the largest object in the solar system since Pluto was named the ninth planet in 1930.
   http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/10/1003_021007_quaoar.html

» science.nasa.gov: Hubble Spots the Biggest World Since Pluto
   NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has measured Quaoar and found it to be 1300 km wide.
   http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/07oct_newworld.htm

» swri.edu: A Kuiper Belt Glossary
   This page lists acronyms and definitions of terms used in Kuiper belt research.
   http://www.boulder.swri.edu/ekonews/glossary.html