10K views · 138 reactions | An Oort Cloud comet could hit Earth at any point, and we wouldn't see it coming? ☄️ Watch Planets and Beyond all this week at 8pm. #SpaceWeek  | Discovery Channel UK | Facebook

Even at Light Speed, the Oort Cloud Is Over a Year Away The Oort Cloud, a vast shell of icy objects surrounding our solar system, is so distant that even traveling at the speed of light, it would take more than a year to reach its inner edge. This staggering distance highlights just how enormous our solar system truly is. The Oort Cloud is believed to be the source of long-period comets and marks the outermost gravitational boundary of the Sun’s influence. Important Details: • Located far beyond

155K views · 3K reactions | Meet the Oort cloud, an invisible spherical shell of trillions of icy comets! | Interstellar Traveller | Facebook

295 reactions · 25 shares | In the far reaches of our solar system lies a fascinating region where billions of comets orbit. Oort cloud is this week’s Museum of Science, Boston and Dictionary.com #ScienceWordOfTheWeek! Presented by Maynard Okereke, better known as Hip Hop Science M.D. #vocabulary #dictionary #wordoftheday #wordnerd #sciencefacts #astronomy #oortcloud #janoort #solarsystem #comet #universe | Museum of Science, Boston | Facebook