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 New Horizons spacecraft launched on January 19, 2006 — beginning its odyssey to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. New Horizons now continues on its unparalleled journey of exploration with the close flyby of a Kuiper Belt object called 2014 MU…
Gerard Peter Kuiper was a Dutch-American astronomer known especially for his discoveries and theories concerning the solar system. Kuiper graduated from the University of Leiden in 1927 and received his Ph.D.