Kuiper

A rogue asteroid from the Kuiper Belt is on a collision course with the Earth.

Haumea is a dwarf planet found in the Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper Belt is a big cloud of gas, dust, and rocky debris located at the outer edge of our solar system.

Makemake is located in the Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper Belt is an area of gas, dust, and rocky debris located at the outer edge of our solar system.

Pluto is a dwarf planet that lies in the Kuiper Belt.

The Kuiper Belt is a broad region beyond the orbit of Neptune containing perhaps 100 million small objects made of ice and rock.

Eris is the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system. Its elongated orbit takes it far outside of the main region of the Kuiper Belt.

The key reason why Pluto is no longer considered a planet is that it is one among thousands to millions of other objects orbiting within the Kuiper Belt region. Also, the icy dwarf planet is not massive enough to clear debris from its orbit.

Comets occasionally visit the inner solar system from their home in the Kuiper Belt or Oort Cloud.

Comets are part of the solar system. Scientists believe they come from one of two locations within the solar system: the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud.

The comets that we see often — every 100 years — come from the Kuiper Belt.