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Scientists Spot Spiral Structure at Edge of Solar System
Astronomers believe they've discovered a spiral structure inside the Oort cloud that surrounds our solar system.
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Our solar system map may need an update — the Kuiper belt could be way bigger
Much of the dust in our solar system is leftover residue from the formation of the planets, which was a violent affair that saw a multitude of objects smash ... sun than our maps presently estimate.
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1 million 'interstellar objects' — each larger than the Statue of Liberty — may lurk in the outer solar system
New simulations reveal that around 1 million "macroscopic" objects from our closest stellar neighbors, the Alpha Centauri system, may already reside in the Oort Cloud, far from sight.
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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 ... the Milky Way galaxy in which they (and we all) reside. Because it is less tightly bound ...
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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.