{"product_id":"2940015720686","title":"14 Fun Facts About the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud","description":"It was once thought that our solar system ended at Saturn. Then the first telescopes revealed Uranus and Neptune. Differences in the calculations of the gravity of these giants set off another search and Pluto was discovered.\u003cbr\u003ePluto was then thought to be the last planet of our solar system. Beyond it was empty space – until astronomers started looking at comets.\u003cbr\u003eHuge balls of ice, zipping through the solar system, past the planets, around the sun and back out again. Where did they come from? Where did they go? And what made them come back?\u003cbr\u003eThat’s when scientists discovered the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud. \u003cbr\u003eReed this book and find out:\u003cbr\u003eHow many types of comets are there?\u003cbr\u003eWhat formed the Kuiper Belt?\u003cbr\u003eHow big is the Kuiper Belt?\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the Oort Cloud?\u003cbr\u003eHow big is the Oort Cloud?\u003cbr\u003eHow long does it take sunlight to reach the Oort Cloud?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFind out the answers to these questions and more and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.\u003cbr\u003eAges 8 and up.\u003cbr\u003eAll measurements in American and metric.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.","brand":"LearningIsland.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146358735088,"sku":"2940015720686","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015720686_p0.jpg?v=1763623207","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015720686","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}