Comets
Gerard Kuiper
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Credit: NASA
Occupation: Astronomer & Planetary Scientist
Year born: 1905
Research Areas: Atmospheres and Moons
Edmond Halley
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Credit: R Phillips
Occupation: Astronomer and Mathematician
Year born: 1656
Research Areas: Comets, Transits, Stars, Maths, Geophysics
Caroline Herschel
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Credit: care of Royal Astronomical Society
Occupation: Astronomer
Year born: 1750
Research Areas: Comets, Nebulae, Star Clusters
Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud
![Oort Cloud](/sites/default/files/astro/oort_cloud.jpg)
Credit: Jedimaster