What effect, if any, do the objects in the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud have on the orbits or characteristics of the eight major planets?

Scientists think the outer Oort Cloud has no net gravitational effect on the solar system’s eight major planets, but the Kuiper Belt’s flattened structure likely causes Neptune’s orbit to change slightly.

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August 2013 Issue

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Solar System, Page 157 of 247

Astronomy Staff, Author at

Solar System, Page 157 of 247

Solar System, Page 157 of 247

Solar System, Page 157 of 247

August 2013 Issue

August 2013 Issue

August 2013 Issue

Astronomy Staff, Author at

Magazine, Page 127 of 270