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NASA Supercomputer Unveils Hidden Spiral Structure in the Oort Cloud, Reshaping Our Understanding of the Outer Solar System
In a groundbreaking discovery, NASA’s Pleiades supercomputer has revealed an unexpected spiral structure within the inner Oort cloud, challenging long-held beliefs about our solar system’s outer ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Total turnaround in astronomy: a never-before-seen structure discovered in the solar system
The Solar System continues to surprise us day after day and its presence in terms of dominance and expansion goes far beyond ...
A spiral structure in the inner Oort cloud
More information: David Nesvorny et al, A Spiral Structure in the Inner Oort Cloud, arXiv (2025). DOI: ...
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NASA supercomputer reveals strange spiral structure at the edge of our solar system
Now, researchers have developed a new model that suggests the inner structure of the Oort cloud may look like a spiral disk. They published their findings Feb. 16 on the preprint server arXiv ...
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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 random collection. NASA's Pleiades supercomputer simulations suggest the ...
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NASA supercomputer suggests the Oort Cloud may be a spiral, like a miniature galaxy
Now, a new model suggests that the inner part of the Oort Cloud may have an unexpected structure resembling a spiral, much like a miniature galaxy. The Oort Cloud begins roughly 2,000 – 5,000 ...
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Space Mystery of the Week: Why Does Our Solar System Like Spirals?
The simulations indicate that the inner region of the Oort Cloud forms the spiral structure, much like the spiral arms of the Milky Way. This spiral spans approximately 15,000 astronomical units ...
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Scientists Spot Spiral Structure at Edge of Solar System
The Oort cloud is traditionally thought of as ... "The disk, when viewed from a distance, would appear as a spiral structure with two twisted arms," the authors wrote. Those "arms" resemble ...
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NASA supercomputer detects a disturbing spiral in the solar system. What’s going on?
A recent computational study has unveiled a surprising spiral structure within the inner Oort Cloud, the distant region of icy bodies surrounding our Solar System. Researchers utilized NASA's ...
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6 Mind-Blowing Facts About New NASA Discovery From Edge Of Our Solar System
The Oort Cloud is the name given to a theorized group ... While it isn't shown, the sun lies in the plot's center. The spiral structure of the cloud is believed to have emerged as a consequence ...