"Revising Our Solar System Map: The Expanding Kuiper Belt"

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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has discovered that the Kuiper Belt, located around Pluto, may extend billions of miles further than previously thought, potentially even revealing the existence of a second belt. This finding underscores the vastness of space and the limited understanding we have of it. New Horizons continues to take measurements of interplanetary dust beyond Neptune and Pluto, offering the possibility of new discoveries with each observation. As the spacecraft continues its extended mission, it is expected to provide further insights into the origins of our solar system by studying the primordial rock left behind during its formation.
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