https://spaceref.com/science-and-exploration/second-kuiper-belt-new-horizons-headed/ SPACEREF * Advertising * Log In * Subscribe * All News * Earth * New Space & Tech * Space Commerce * Space Stations * Science & Exploration * Press Releases * Status Reports * Live NASA TV Search [ ] close * All News * Earth * New Space & Tech * Space Commerce * Space Stations * Science & Exploration * Press Releases * Status Reports * Live NASA TV [ ] Search * Advertising * Subscribe [728x90a2] Science and Exploration There May Be A Second Kuiper Belt, And New Horizons Is Headed There By Keith Cowing SpaceRef May 25, 2023 Filed under Kuiper Belt, NASA, New Horizons There May Be A Second Kuiper Belt, And New Horizons Is Headed There the black dot on the horizontal axis is the current position of New Horizons - between the two belts. The orbits of objects to the right of New Horizons are the KBOs in the suspected second belt. New Horizons will be in the region of the second belt in late 2020s/early 2030's -- New Horizons Science Team Meeting Image credit: New Horizons Mission. In a meeting today of the NASA New Horizons Science Team, a presentation strongly suggests that our solar system actually has a second Kuiper Belt. And the New Horizons spacecraft will be visiting it in a few years. The presentation was made by co-investigator Wes Fraser from the Herzberg Astrophysics Institute in Canada. The above chart, shared during the presentation, shows data from ground-based observations. This data suggests that there are potentially many Kuiper Belt objects that might just be targets for another New Horizons Flyby. In the chart above, the black dot on the horizontal axis is the current position of New Horizons, which is currently between the two belts. The orbits of objects to the right of New Horizons are the Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) in the suspected second belt. New Horizons will be in the region of the second belt in the late 2020s or early 2030s. More to follow. [NHteam]New Horizons Science Team Meeting. Image credit: New Horizons Mission. [keith_cowi] Keith Cowing SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber. 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