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Gerard Peter Kuiper (/ ˈ k aɪ p ər / KY-pər; born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper, Dutch: [ˈɣɛrɪt ˈpitər ˈkœypər]; 7 December 1905 – 23 December 1973) was a Dutch-American astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. The Kuiper belt is named after him. Kuiper is considered by many to be the father of modern ...
LPL was founded in 1960 by astronomer Gerard Kuiper. Kuiper had long been a pioneer in observing the Solar System , especially the Moon , at a time when this was unfashionable among astronomers. Among his contributions are the discovery of Miranda and Nereid , the detection of carbon dioxide on Mars and of methane on Titan , and the prediction ...
The Gerard P. Kuiper Prize is awarded annually by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of planetary science. The prize is named for Gerard P. Kuiper .
The Kuiper belt beyond Neptune, followed by the scattered disc. The Oort cloud in the boundaries of the Solar System. The biggest of these minor bodies are regarded as dwarf planets: Ceres in the asteroid belt, and Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, and Orcus (along with other candidates) in the Kuiper belt.
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The most widely accepted model of planetary formation is known as the nebular hypothesis. This model posits that, 4.6 billion years ago, the Solar System was formed by the gravitational collapse of a giant molecular cloud spanning several light-years. Many stars, including the Sun, were formed within this collapsing cloud. The gas that formed ...
Kenneth Essex Edgeworth DSO MC (26 February 1880 – 10 October 1972) was an Irish army officer, engineer, economist and independent theoretical astronomer. [1] He was born in Street, County Westmeath. [2]
David Kuiper (born 1980), Dutch rower; Duane Kuiper (born 1950), American baseball player; Edith Kuiper (born 1960), Dutch economist; F. B. J. Kuiper (1907–2003), Dutch Indologist; Gerard Kuiper (1905–1973), Dutch-American astronomer after whom the Kuiper belt was named; Glen Kuiper (born 1963) American broadcaster; Hennie Kuiper (born 1949 ...