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The Mysterious Oort Cloud at the Edge of the Solar System Might Have Spiral Arms Like a Tiny Galaxy
In the farthest reaches of our solar system, beyond the familiar planets and even the icy Kuiper Belt, lies a mysterious ...
Scientists Think They've Uncovered Mysterious Arms Near the Boundary of the Solar System
The Oort cloud is a shell of icy objects that forms the very outskirts of our Solar System. Recently, a group of researchers ...
6 Mind-Blowing Facts About New NASA Discovery From Edge Of Our Solar System
New research may shine a light on part of outer space's great mysteries: the Oort Cloud. The Oort Cloud is the name given to ...
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NASA supercomputer reveals strange spiral structure at the edge of our solar system
The mysterious Oort cloud is the source of many of our solar system's comets, but astronomers still have no idea what it ...
Mini Galaxy On Fringes Of Solar System, Hidden In Mysterious Icy Cloud Found: Study
A mysterious cloud of space rock and debris in the outer reaches of our solar system might resemble a miniature galaxy, a new ...
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A Hidden Spiral? Scientists Suggest the Oort Cloud May Mimic a Mini Galaxy at the Solar System’s Edge
New research suggests the Oort Cloud may have a spiral structure like a mini galaxy. Supercomputer models reveal its ...
NASA supercomputer detects a disturbing spiral in the solar system. What’s going on?
The NASA boffins in white coats and thick-rimmed glasses have detected new signals that show the Oort cloud - the spooky ...
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NASA supercomputer finds Milky Way-like spiral at solar system’s edge
The inner Oort cloud, between 1,000 and 10,000 AU from the sun, displays a spiral formation with arms that extend 15,000 AU.
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Surprise Spiral Shape Revealed in The Darkness Surrounding The Solar System
Most of the long-period comets in the Solar System come from the outer Oort Cloud. The inner region is much more stable. It's ...
New study claims our solar system is home to millions of interstellar objects
Researchers claim that there could be at least 1 million interstellar objects hiding in the Oort Cloud at the edge of our ...
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The Oort Cloud Forms a Spiral at the Outskirts of Our Solar System
At the edge of our solar system, a host of large, icy bodies make up the Oort cloud, which appears to sport two spiral arms reminiscent of a disk-shaped galaxy. New research founded upon a simulation ...
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Mysterious cloud at solar system’s edge found to host strange ‘mini galaxy’
Previous research has suggested that the Oort cloud contains remnants of the solar system's planets, which were formed over 4 billion years ago, but its exact shape and structure have been a mystery.