Oort cloud

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18 mentions 14 recordings first heard Dec 2023 last heard 31 Aug ↑6 vs the 6 months before

Distant spherical cloud of icy bodies surrounding the solar system

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Alex McColganAstrum Space · We Thought It Was Impossible, But We’ve Finally Seen It · 21:07 · 31 Aug
…At the same time that Kuiper was investigating short period comets, a Dutch astronomer named Jan Oort was contemplating the origin of long period comets.…
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Alex McColganAstrum Space · We Thought It Was Impossible, But We’ve Finally Seen It · 19:34 · 31 Aug
…What exactly is this oart cloud?…
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Alex McColganAstrum Space · We Thought It Was Impossible, But We’ve Finally Seen It · 19:17 · 31 Aug
…Jaw-droppingly far away, beyond the reach of even our most powerful telescopes, the Oak Cloud is a region shrouded in mystery and speculation where the sun's influence grows faint as it brushes up against the void of interstellar space.…
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José Manuel NievesMateria Oscura · El mayor océano del universo · 8:22 · 25 Aug
…O pensemos en el cinturón de Kuiper más lejos y……
Jeremy BamberBoring History for Sleep · The Extinction of the Dinosaurs ☄️🦖 | A Warning for H... · 2:59:03 · 16 Aug
…The Oort Cloud…
Jay NovellaThe Skeptics' Guide to the Universe · The Skeptics Guide #1100 - Aug 8 2026 · 47:03 · 8 Aug
…Because the Oort cloud is like one light year away.…
Jay NovellaThe Skeptics' Guide to the Universe · The Skeptics Guide #1100 - Aug 8 2026 · 46:54 · 8 Aug
…No way, if you're going to the Oort cloud, right?…
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