Welcome to the Oort Cloud
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The Oort Cloud is a vast region of space that surrounds our solar system, thought to contain billions of comets and other icy bodies. It is named after the Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, who first proposed its existence in the 1920s.
The Oort Cloud is believed to be the source of many long-period comets that pass through our inner solar system, as well as the Kuiper Belt, which is a region of icy bodies that lie just beyond Neptune.
While the Oort Cloud is not directly visible from Earth, scientists have been able to infer its existence through the study of comets and other bodies that pass through our inner solar system.
Exploring the Oort Cloud would provide valuable insights into the formation and evolution of our solar system, as well as the potential for the discovery of new worlds and life beyond our own.