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NASA supercomputer finds billions of comets mimicking the Milky Way's shape: 'The universe seems to like spirals!'
Astronomers have discovered that billions of comets in an icy shell around the solar system called the Oort Cloud mimic the spiral structure of the Milky Way.
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It’s surrounding us – Strange spiral spotted near Milky Way
We are surrounded by it: an odd spiral was seen close to the Milky Way. NASA Supercomputer Unveils Spiral Surprise at Solar ...
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NASA supercomputer finds Milky Way-like spiral at solar system’s edge
NASA’s Pleiades supercomputer has provided fresh insights into the Oort cloud – ​​a vast, theoretical spherical shell of icy ...
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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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 ...
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How did Andromeda's dwarf galaxies form? Hubble Telescope finds more questions than answers
"It was actually a total surprise to find the satellites in that configuration and we still don’t fully understand why they ...
6 Mind-Blowing Facts About New NASA Discovery From Edge Of Our Solar System
Using a NASA supercomputer to run models, researchers led by SwRI astronomer David Nesvorny now believe that the Inner Oort cloud looks like a spiral disk, around 0.24 light-years across, with two ...
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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 ...
How astronomers make deep maps of the Milky Way
Have you ever wondered how astronomers manage to map out the Milky Way when it's so incredibly vast? One of the most powerful ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate.’
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
NASA’s supercomputer reveals unexpected spiral at the outer limits of the solar system
Groundbreaking research reveals the Oort Cloud's shape as a spiral structure, challenging traditional beliefs about its ...
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NASA supercomputer finds Milky Way-like spiral at solar system’s edge
This spiral structure is attributed to "galactic tides" – the gravitational forces exerted by distant stars, black holes, and the Milky Way's center. These forces have shaped the Oort cloud over ...