The Oort Cloud May Not Exist And I`ll Explain Why

[@InsaneCuriosity]

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[@MOKPT3]

Every recreation shows comets so thick you could walk on them. In reality you would rarely or never see one from another. Nobody ever seems to mention this either. Tiny bodies spread out over a huge distance. They also falsely do this with satellites around Earth. The ISS very rarely sees another object in orbit. But they would have us think it looks like a highway buzzing by.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@Adiscretefirm]

@@MOKPT3 after seeing Empire Strikes back as a kid I was shocked to learn asteroids in the belt are 10s or 100s of thousands of miles apart. If they were so dense the Millennium Falcon would have to dodge them their own collisions and near misses would have ejected most or ground them to dust millions of years ago

[@idonotknowanynames]

I visit the oort cloud during my LSD induced astral projections. It's not there. Just a 14 foot blue dog with a giant green tongue

[@davidmacphee3549]

Is todays LSD as good as the old stuff? Have a nice trip.

[@mpetersen6]

One thing to consider. Any close approach by a passing star will involve that star possibly passing through part of the Oort Cloud. And the Sun passing through that star's own Oort Cloud.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

it could really shake things up in both Oort Clouds, if they exist. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@alvinmick218]

I like this alternative view. It seems less complicated than the Ort Cloud Hypothesis and usually less complicated equates to more likely. I really appreciate the video. Thanks!

[@TerraRyzer]

I’ve been to the Oort Cloud. It’s there.

[@Semirotta]

Yeah same, just got home. Its kind of overrated, dont go. You get better trip closer to home.

[@LuisBita]

✅️

[@davidmacphee3549]

I tripped over it when I was trying to leave the Galaxy

[@georgealviar3967]

I saw god there.

[@davidmacphee3549]

@@georgealviar3967 Does god look like a gigantic Human?

[@wheeljork]

It remains a hypothesis mostly because the objects within it are essentially invisible to us until they end up disturbed and pulled in by the sun's gravity. We may never be able to literally image any objects within the cloud, but it is pretty much the only serious hypothesis of the origin of long period comets. There are other hypotheses but there are some issues with those that are not discussed in the video.

[@alexhigginbotham8635]

If the objects are numerous enough they should be visible as a group. But I don't think that the Oort cloud is a consistent cover of rocks, but likely orbit the Sun in groups more like the Trojan asteroids within Jupiter's orbit. So they may exist... but we just have to look in the right places. But being that it appears that the further out we go from the Sun that the orbits of objects appear to stray from the orbital plane they could be very difficult to locate.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Good point. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@jessemills3845]

Has VOYGER reached the belt? Should have, or passed it!

[@TheJasonBorn]

Voyager 1 is currently around 165.5 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun, while Voyager 2 is around 138.3 AU away from the Sun. The inner edge of the Oort Cloud is estimated to be around 2,000 AU from the Sun. So no, they've got several more centuries of flight before they reach the Oort cloud.

[@StylistecS]

It has passed the Kuiper Belt I believe. Won't reach the oort cloud for 300 years.

[@davidmacphee3549]

@@TheJasonBorn Crazy Dimensions

[@brandi7986]

​@TheJasonBorn how are we not bumping into other solar systems at that size?

[@TheJasonBorn]

@@brandi7986 1 light year is 63,241.1 AU. The Oort cloud extends to something like 100k AU or about 1.58 LY, if it exits. In the past any star passing at 1.5 LY def could have run into the Oort Cloud or had anything orbiting them at a similar distance collide with our solar system or not, the distances between things orbiting at that range from our sun are large, like fit a string of suns between them large and still have space for days. Currently our closest stellar neighbor Proxima Centari is 4.24 LY or 268,142.2 AU away from our sun, if it has an Oort Cloud extending as far as ours they still have 60k-ish AU between them. But all of this is really speculative as we don't know if the Oort Cloud is a thing attached to our solar system or just what interstellar space is like and not specifically something that moves with us.

[@burkhardstackelberg1203]

Oort cloud objects and interstellar objects could differ by their velocity distribution and type of trajectory. If an unbound interstellar object meets the gravitational well of Sun, it follows a hyperbolical path around sun, leaving the solar system soon after. A bound object on the other hand follows an elliptical path. Most of the comets we have seen so far, are gravitationally bound to Sun, hence suggesting a cloud of gravitationally bound objects known as the Oort cloud. Unless, though, this picture is distorted by objects swapping into and out from elliptical orbits around Sun by gravitational interactions with other interstellar objects. Hence, an Oort cloud rather would be a cloud of temporarily bound objects swapping in and out like interstellar ice bees.

[@mikeburkhart8336]

Oort Cloud:"Person on Earth claims I don't exist!!!" Pluto:"I can relate...those pesky humans claim I'm not a planet!" Eris:" They never even gave me a chance to be called a planet!!"

[@InsaneCuriosity]

😂

[@ObatongoSensei]

I think that, more than an improbable spherical ancestral cloud, the Sun and other stars possess a halo of scattered and captured tiny objects, with more and more coming in continuously. It makes more sense than something which would be gravitationally destroyed by any star passing within its boundaries or somewhat nearby. Probably, a considerable chunk of our galaxy mass is made out of such icy pebbles. And we cannot see it.

[@TheJasonBorn]

I have a feeling that interstellar debris is what we are mistaking for the Oort cloud or something between a stable Oort cloud and interstellar debris.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It is still largely theoretical, as we've never directly observed it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@mt_baldwin]

The Oort cloud is a great example of the things wrong with the scientific community. Number one being, we can't talk about challenging established belief, if you do you get labeled as science denying flat earther or an equivalent, and if it comes from a scientist the others close ranks to shout down their theories or even ostracize them Another is it clearly shows how one small thing we don't understand can snowball into a huge belief system. We can't explain where certain comets come from. That's it, that's where it started. We dreamed up the Oort cloud to explain those comets and have yet to see a single shred of proof it exists other than those comets. The worst part about this is we've basically stopped looking for alternate explanations, despite learning A LOT more about the solar system since we first dreamed up the Oort cloud, trying out new theories to see if any better fit what we actually see. But since the Oort cloud is now "accepted belief" it's nearly impossible to challenge without overwhelming proof (what was the proof for the Oort cloud again?).

[@davidl9232]

A stars gravity would make little sense without some amount of Oorr cloud like effect occurring. Right?

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Stars do have gravity that pulls in surrounding material, but an Oort Cloud-like effect isn't always necessary. The Oort Cloud is a specific idea about where distant comets come from, but not all stars are thought to have one. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@NavarroRefugee]

There have been some proposals for spotting at least inner Oort cloud objects using an approach like the Kepler mission, where you watch stars and try to spot transit events where an Oort cloud object passes in front of it. No missions currently slated for this unfortunately, the telescopes that can do this sort of thing are all hunting exoplanets, but the question doesn't seem unanswerable.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@amangogna68]

Great video and information !

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for watching!

[@nirorbach8046]

I agree with your judgement about the lack of observational evidence regarding the Oort cloud. Nevertheless I do have a comment about a possible visibility of an object. It is not the same as the ability to resolve details of it. An object may be small and bright, viewed as a visible point in our sky.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Good point. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@wafikiri_]

We don't need any Oort hyporhesis. Do we hypothesize any Poort cloud to explain why planets orbit the Sun? Comets just orbit the Sun as well. Many have very eccentric orbits. Why would they need anything else to exist?

[@InsaneCuriosity]

The Oort Cloud theory explains where long-period comets (those from all directions) might come from, unlike planets that orbit in a flat plane. It’s still unproven since it's so far away. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@OakleafOrganic]

Oort cloud is what happens when a bathtub fart does horribly wrong.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

😂

[@kevanhubbard9673]

I don't know but in photos of certain other stars like Formaulhault you can see clouds of dust and debris around them although hard to tell if they are Kuipler Belt or Oort Cloud type diffuse objects.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

The dust and debris around stars like Fomalhaut are usually part of what's called a 'debris disk,' which is more like a younger version of a Kuiper Belt. The Oort Cloud, if it exists, would be much farther out and way more spread out, making it harder to see. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@paulsartorello836]

When you say 62,000 AU’s, doesn’t sound far, until I converted it into miles😳JFC!! IF, there’s life out there, which there should be, we ain’t gonna run into it in our lifetime. Everything is tooo far. Ya kno, we have a piece of paradise here, let’s not mess it up by inviting aliens here!!

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@monkeywrench2800]

With such a cool name as Oort Cloud... it has to be real.

[@nirorbach8046]

Name of the Dutch astronomer that hypothesized it

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for the comment!

[@brandi7986]

So, if the rocks are out past the heliopause (suns influence), how do we know they aren't just part of the interstellar medium?

[@InsaneCuriosity]

If the rocks are past the heliopause, they could be part of the interstellar medium. But the Oort Cloud, would be made of icy bodies and comets, not just random rocks. The objects in the Oort Cloud are still influenced by the Sun's gravity, even from far away.

[@korpiusleitinusk6736]

Since large objects attract smaller objects, over time these objects should form dwarf planets or even planets, not exist as trillions of small objects.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

The reason trillions of small objects can exist instead of forming planets is because they are too far apart and move too slowly to collide and stick together. In places like the Oort Cloud, gravity from nearby stars and other forces constantly disturb them, preventing them from coming together to form larger objects like planets. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@brandi7986]

Long period comets, how do we know they only here every 80k years?? 🤔

[@InsaneCuriosity]

The estimates come from astronomers and scientists who study the orbits of long-period comets. Using observations and computer models, they can predict the time it takes for these comets to complete their journey around the Sun. Since many of these comets have been tracked over several passes, scientists can use this data to estimate their return times, which is why we often say they come back every 80,000 years or so.

[@TheCakeIsNotaVlog]

Nah, c’mon man. We all know it’s just Klendathu artillery refining their aim

[@MrRoyalGard]

There is just so much we don"t know, we relay on videos like this and others ;) Thanks :)!

[@davidmacphee3549]

The more you know, the less you know

[@MrRoyalGard]

⁠good one

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@alolanjojo8153]

Is this an ai voice ?

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Nope

[@eyeofbast]

Yes. There are a dozen or so that get used for various KZbin channels, this voice is one of them and gets used a lot.

[@ghetinknotabush8602]

Solar system motion is 3D not 2D.

[@schrodinger3467]

The AI narrator sound like a used car saleman.

[@TheKlaun9]

Why the cartoon voice?

[@luiszuluaga6575]

@@TheKlaun9 AI, possibly

[@fuffoon]

Whether or not it exists, its the Oort cloud, not Ort. Oort. Think moon but add an r sound before the n. Sorry, its been a stressful last two days. I'm just pissy.

[@brandi7986]

Staaahp 😂

[@eyeofbast]

AI generated. Creators are lazy.

[@robbramos2047]

Occam strops and hones his razor.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for watching!

[@albertchehade9916]

mysterious? hypothetical? does it exist or not?

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It is still a topic of debate among scientists.

[@albertchehade9916]

@@InsaneCuriosity I hear you..... But, 'they' did draw an immense aura around the Solar System purporting that to be the Oort Cloud.....🤔

[@UtraVioletDreams]

5:02 and girls!

[@Rickyrab]

Potato potahto

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for watching!

[@GA-qw2oy]

Racist!😂

[@noferblatz]

Another matter of faith: comets are dirty balls of ice. Every single probe we've sent to a comet has shown comets are not ice at all, but plain rock.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Some probes found more rock than expected, but they also detected water vapor, which suggests ice is present. Scientists believe comets have a mix of dust, rock, and frozen gases. It's still a topic of research, but it's not just plain rock. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@Kel-d7v]

Personally, I've never thought this "cloud" really exists or many other theories invented by math-a-magicians.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It can be hard to believe, and not everyone agrees it exists. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@Helios12340]

First! Amazing video.

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for watching!

[@richardfredericks4069]

Then why isn't it visible? This cloud, if it exist, woulf obstruct the observation of the stars/galaxies

[@InsaneCuriosity]

It wouldn't block our view of distant galaxies because the Oort Cloud is extremely sparse. The objects in it are tiny and spread out over a huge distance. Scientists know it might be there because of how comets behave, not because we can see it directly. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@timt.2764]

If in fact the Oort Cloud exists then how do Hubble and James Webb have unobstructed views?

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Its objects are tiny, dark, and spread out, making them hard to see. Hubble and James Webb focus on large, bright galaxies that emit lots of light.

[@timt.2764]

@InsaneCuriosity Consider being outside of Phoenix AZ by a few miles and using binoculars to see the buildings in a dust storm. Observing individuals grains of sand would be impossible, however your view of the entire city would be obstructed.

[@3904Speed]

We are behind a very large comet ☄️ The Orr cloud is the tail of our wonderful SUN that keeps us alive. Simple Godspeed ❤

[@InsaneCuriosity]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@DennisUSNSS]

It’s a hypothesis, it’s a hypothesis! Clickbait BS, it’s the Oort Cloud, no, it’s the space cloud. Unsubscribing because of this video.

[@ivanzzz7610]

stop warching it when guy says that oort cloud not exist...what a sharlatan

[@JamaicaWhiteMan]

Charlatan, and yes he is.