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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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Astronaut’s Stunning Photo Captures the Milky Way Like Never Before
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have a front-row seat to some of the most extraordinary sights in the ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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How did Andromeda's dwarf galaxies form? Hubble Telescope finds more questions than answers
A family portrait of the Andromeda galaxy and its orbiting dwarf satellites raises questions about how galaxies evolve.
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 ...
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The Mysterious Oort Cloud at the Edge of the Solar System Might Have Spiral Arms Like a Tiny Galaxy
The Milky Way's tidal forces may be shaping the Oort Cloud's inner structure into a spiral shape.
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 ...