Life Beyond Neptune: The Kuiper Belt & Scattered Disc

In the series of Space shares and we have covered all of the main objects in the inner and outer components of Our Solar System... But there is far more to our Solar System than what has been discussed... Now we are going to discuss and provide some information on the outer areas of our Solar System consisting of the Kuiper Belt, Scattered Disc, and the Oort Cloud..., but first, we will cover:

The Kuiper Belt!

"In Brief
Both 2014 MU69 (nicknamed “Ultima Thule” and recently visited by NASA's New Horizons mission) and Pluto are in the Kuiper Belt—a donut-shaped region of icy bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. There may be millions of these icy objects, collectively referred to as Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) or trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), in this distant region of our solar system.

The Latest
Hubble to Conduct Largest-Ever Survey of Kuiper Belt
Similar to the asteroid belt, the Kuiper Belt is a region of leftovers from the solar system's early history. Like asteroid belt, it has also been shaped by a giant planet, although it's more of a thick disk (like a donut) than a thin belt.

The Kuiper Belt shouldn't be confused with the Oort Cloud, which is a much more distant region of icy, comet-like bodies that surrounds the solar system, including the Kuiper Belt. Both the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt are thought to be sources of comets.

The Kuiper Belt is truly a frontier in space -- it's a place we're still just beginning to explore and our understanding is still evolving." NASA Solar System Exploration

It is hoped that you all will have a better understanding of the Kuiper Belt after watching the included short video... (Full Screen and Sound Up !)

Kerry