Astronomy Cast

Ep. 292: The Oort Cloud


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The very outer reaches of the Solar System is a region of space known as the Oort Cloud, which may extend as far as a light-year from the Sun. We only know about the Oort Cloud because that's where long-period comets come from, randomly falling into the inner Solar System from time to time.
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Astronomy CastBy Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay