There even might be a second, outer belt altogether, according to astudypublished in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
The dust is made up of remnants from violent collisions that took place between objects in the Kuiper Belt.
The farthest planet from the Sun, Neptune, is located 30 AU away.
Artist’s concept of a Kuiper Belt object.Illustration: JPL
New Horizons launched on January 18, 2006.
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Artist’s concept of a collision between two Kuiper Belt objects.Illustration: Dan Durda, FIAAA
