Inner Oort cloud

Oort cloud (ôrt,

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A swarm of comets orbiting the sun at a distance of one to two light-years, proposed as a source of comets that pass near the sun.

[After Jan Hendrix Oort (1900-1992), Dutch astronomer.]

Oort cloud [ɔːt]

(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) a mass of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto, whose existence was first proposed by Jan Hendrick Oort (1900-92) in 1950

Oort cloud (ôrt)

A sphere-shaped mass of more than 100 billion comets that makes up the outer edge of the solar system, surrounding the Kuiper belt and the planets. Some comets from this area are drawn into the inner solar system by passing stars and other forces and take more than 200 years to make one complete orbit of the Sun. Compare Kuiper belt.

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Oort cloud - (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun

astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

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They found that even outside the periods of comet showers, the inner Oort Cloud was a major source of long-period comets that eventually cross Earth's path.

Earth's mass extinctions not likely caused by crashing comets by Asian News International

For the past 25 years, the inner Oort Cloud has been considered a mysterious, unobserved region of the solar system capable of providing bursts of bodies that occasionally wipe out life on Earth," said study author Nathan Kaib.

Comets probably won't cause the end of life as we know it: study by AFP / AFP American Edition

Comets probably won't cause the end of life as we know it: study by AFP / AFP Global Edition

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