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Discovered in 1992, the Kuiper Belt is a large expanse of space just outside the edge of our solar system that contains a large number of small objects. This belt is similar to the asteroid belt, but is much larger, much farther away and may contain more frozen water and volatile gases than the metallic [...]

The Titius Bode law or hypothesis is a theory that planetary orbits in the Solar System are spaced in a proportional progression such that each successive orbit is roughly twice the distance from the Sun as the orbit just inside it.
Titius-Bode Law - [milanovic.org]
The Titius-Bode Law or Rule is the observation that orbits of planets [...]

In the main asteroid belt, there are groups of asteroids that form clusters in similar orbits. Within the groups are smaller groups known as families who show orbital characteristics that are so similar that it has led to to theories that these families were formed by larger rocks being broken up by collisions. [...]

It is difficult to fully grasp the concept of scales that are involved in space. The ratio of empty space to matter is HUGE! The size of planets and even stars is dwarfed when compared to the space between them. We try to understand things and visualize them by comparing them to [...]

How will navigation be accomplished in space well beyond Earth?
This subject area will probably be under a state of transition for some time as humankind expands outward across the solar systema and eventually beyond. A navigational grid is part of the system and it will need to have a “zero” orientation similar to the [...]

The main asteroid belt, found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is estimated to contain many millions of small rocks and about 1-2 million rocks of a diameter of 1 kilometer or greater. 26 known asteroids have a diameter of 200 kilometers or more. There are also rocks found in all other [...]

Location in the Solar System:

The main body of asteroids are located in the large gap between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. There are also two other groups of asteroids known as “trojans” and “greeks” that are located on the orbital path of Jupiter.
SolStation.com/Main Asteroid Belt

NinePlanets.org/Asteroids
Asteroids Dynamic Site
Titius Bode law
Science: The ghostly hand that [...]

Nicolaus Copernicus was born in 1473 in Poland. He is known as the first astronomer to claim that the Sun is at the center of the solar system with the Earth rotating about it. Copernicus studied at the Universities of Bologna and Padua in Italy. He studied astronomy with a famous astronomer of the time [...]