Whose mission first found a Kuiper Belt object beyond Pluto?
Quick Answer
David C. Jewitt and Jane Luu discovered 1992 QB1 in 1992. It was the first Kuiper Belt object found after Pluto and Charon, opening a new population of icy worlds.
The Full Story
David Jewitt and Jane Luu discovered 1992 QB1 on 30 August 1992, the first recognized Kuiper Belt object beyond Pluto and Charon. Their discovery showed that Pluto was not alone in the distant icy region beyond Neptune. Since then, thousands of Kuiper Belt objects have been found, including Eris, Haumea and Makemake. The find transformed the outer Solar System from a sparsely populated edge into a rich reservoir of small worlds.
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