A NASA supercomputer has discovered more about what's known as the mysterious Oort cloud. The strange shell of icy objects sits at the edge of the solar system and is thought to be the source of many ...

An accidental discovery might change how we think about one of the most mysterious structures in our solar system. The Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun at a distance ...

The planets of our solar system orbit in a thin, orderly plane, but beyond this familiar disc lies a vast and complex cosmic environment that reshapes how we understand space itself. From the ...

In a nutshell: Far beyond the orbit of Pluto lies a mysterious region filled with icy objects circling the Sun. This distant zone, known as the Oort Cloud, remains unseen, but its existence is ...

New research may shine a light on part of outer space's great mysteries: the Oort Cloud. The Oort Cloud is the name given to a theorized group of potentially trillions of icy objects on the edge of ...

Astronomers searching for the faintest glimmers of light beyond distant Pluto say they’ve discovered a new dwarf planet – and that this planetoid’s movements hint that an invisible giant planet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Oort Cloud, an expanse of icy bodies in the far reaches of our solar system, is shown here in a scene from "Encounters in the ...