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Kuiper discovered two moons of planets in the solar system, namely Uranus's moon Miranda and Neptune's moon Nereid. He also suggested the existence of a belt outside Neptune's orbit, now named the Kuiper belt, whose existence is now confirmed (see Trans-Neptunian objectA Trans-Neptunian object (TNO) is any object in the solar system with all or most of its orbit beyond that of Neptune. The Kuiper belt and Oort cloud are names for some subdivisions of that volume of space. Pluto is a trans-Neptunian object, and if it hads). Kuiper also pioneered airborne infrared observing using a Convair 990The Convair 990 ''Coronado was a jet airliner produced by the Convair division of General Dynamics, a "stretched" version of their earlier Convair 880 produced in response to a request from American Airlines. The 990 was lengthened by 10 feet, which incre aircraft in the 1960s.

In 1959, Kuiper won the Henry Norris Russell LectureshipThe Henry Norris Russell Lectureship is awarded each year by the American Astronomical Society in recognition of a lifetime of excellence in astronomical research. Russell Lecturers are: YearRecipient 1946 Henry Norris Russell 1947 Walter Sydney Adams 194 of the American Astronomical SocietyThe American Astronomical Society ( AAS) is a US society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC. The main aim of the AAS is provide a political voice for its members and organise their lobbying. The g.

In the 1960sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around, Kuiper helped identify landingLanding is the last part of a flight where a flying animal or aircraft returns to the ground. Hitting the ground too hard is prevented by wings (including rotor wings), a parachute or rockets or a vertically directed jet engine; in the case of a balloon t sites on the moonFor other moons in the solar system see natural satellite. For other uses see Moon (disambiguation). The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. It has no formal name other than "The Moon" although it is occasionally called Luna ( Latin for moon to d for the Apollo program.