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NASA supercomputer finds billions of comets mimicking the Milky Way's shape: 'The universe seems to like spirals!'
"We were quite surprised," Dones continued. "Spirals are seen in Saturn's rings, disks around young stars and galaxies. The universe seems to like spirals!"
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 shell of icy objects at the very edge of our solar system - might have spiralling arms that resemble a galaxy.
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 looks like. Now, new simulations may have given them a first glimpse.
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 closer to the Sun, which means it's more strongly bound by the Sun's gravity; and it's not as prone to disruption by the passing stars that stir up the outer cloud and knock the icy objects out of their normal orbits.
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.
NASA Supercomputer Uncovers a Mysterious Spiral Lurking at the Edge of the Solar System
A hidden structure at the farthest reaches of our solar system is challenging long-held theories. Using advanced simulations, a NASA supercomputer has revealed that the Oort Cloud, a vast shell of icy bodies surrounding the Sun,
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
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 ...
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The Oort Cloud Forms a Spiral at the Outskirts of Our Solar System
Learn about the Oort cloud, a vast area beyond the inner solar system that is believed to contain icy objects arranged in a ...
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 ...
Oort cloud resembles a galaxy, new study finds
A shell of icy objects at the edge of the solar system known as the Oort cloud has a pair of spiral arms that resemble a ...
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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 ...
A spiral structure in the inner Oort cloud
We typically think of the Oort cloud as scattered ice balls floating far from the sun, yet still tied to it gravitationally.
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 ...