Kuiper Belt
The Kuiper Belt is a region of our Solar System that contains a vast number of small, icy bodies, including Dwarf planets, Asteroids, and Comets. It is a disk-shaped zone that stretches from about 30 to 55 Astronomical Units (AU) from the Sun, and is thought to be a reservoir for short-period Comets. The Kuiper Belt is named after Gerard Kuiper, a Dutch-American astronomer who proposed its existence in the 1950s. The region is also home to other notable objects, such as Pluto and Eris, which are both Dwarf planets. The study of the Kuiper Belt has helped scientists understand the formation and evolution of our Solar System, including the role of Planetary motion and Angular momentum.