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Kuiper

American  
[kahy-per] / ˈkaɪ pər /

noun

  1. Gerard Peter, 1905–73, U.S. astronomer, born in the Netherlands.


Example Sentences

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Most of these leftover objects in the present day are known as trans-Neptunian objects and orbit in the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune.

From New York Times

He spotted Eris in the Kuiper belt – a region of icy objects beyond Neptune.

From BBC

Amazon paid Facebook an undisclosed sum as part of the acquisition, which saw more than a dozen Los Angeles-based employees switch companies in April to work on Project Kuiper.

From The Verge

Amazon also plans to launch a constellation of low Earth-orbit satellites to provide broadband access to remote areas, as part of its Project Kuiper.

From BBC

Amazon.com Inc subsidiary Kuiper has a directly competing project, while OneWeb - a collapsed satellite operator rescued by the British government and India’s Bharti Group - has vowed to be in the game as well.

From Reuters