The Kuiper Belt is a region of icy bodies beyond Neptune, similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. It is home to dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris, as well as comets. The belt is believed to be remnants from the early solar system and provides valuable insight into the formation of our planetary system. The first Kuiper Belt object, 1992 QB1, was discovered in 1992 by astronomer David Jewitt and graduate student Jane Luu. Today, scientists continue to study the Kuiper Belt to better understand the outer reaches of our solar system and the objects that reside there. Some believe that there may be large undiscovered planets lurking in this distant region. The New Horizons spacecraft, launched by NASA in 2006, famously flew by Pluto in 2015, providing us with detailed images and data about this dwarf planet and its moons. The spacecraft is now on its way to explore more Kuiper Belt objects, giving us even more valuable information about these icy bodies. Scientists hope that studying the Kuiper Belt will help us learn more about the history of our solar system and potentially discover new clues about the existence of other worlds beyond Neptune.