View source for Gerard P. Kuiper

'''Gerard Kuiper''' was an American [[astronomer]] who lived from 1905 to 1973.

He is known for finding moons of [[Neptune]] and [[Uranus]], Neried and Miranda respectively. 

He hypothesised the existence of a cometary debris outside the known solar-system. This was confirmed in 1993. 

The existence of the [[Kuiper belt]] and the [[Oort Cloud]] is still an item of debate among astronomers. 


==References==
* [http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/jewitt/kb.html  Kuiper Belt]
* [http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/people/today/kuiper.html&edu=high  Gerald Kuiper]


[[Category:Astronomy]]