The Oort cloud is a shell of icy objects that forms the very outskirts of our Solar System. Recently, a group of researchers discovered that the inner portion of the Oort cloud likely has spiral arms that make it look like a galaxy.

In the farthest reaches of our solar system, beyond the familiar planets and even the icy Kuiper Belt, lies a mysterious region known as the Oort cloud. This is a vast shell of icy bodies, stretching thousands of times farther from the Sun than Earth.

A NASA supercomputer has unveiled a cosmic enigma at the solar system's edge, hinting at a miniature galaxy hidden in the icy depths of the Oort cloud.

The NASA boffins in white coats and thick-rimmed glasses have detected new signals that show the Oort cloud - the spooky shell of icy objects at the very edge of our solar system - might have spiralling arms that resemble a galaxy.

A mysterious cloud of space rock and debris in the outer reaches of our solar system might resemble a miniature galaxy, a new study has claimed. The Oort Cloud, named after Dutch astronomer Jan Oort in 1950,

NASA’s Pleiades model suggests a spiral in the Oort Cloud’s inner regio Galactic forces may have shaped the Oort Cloud into a unique structure Observations needed to confirm this unexpected discovery

The mysterious Oort cloud is the source of many of our solar system's comets, but astronomers still have no idea what it looks like. Now, new simulations may have given them a first glimpse.

The inner Oort cloud, between 1,000 and 10,000 AU from the sun, displays a spiral formation with arms that extend 15,000 AU.

Learn about the Oort cloud, a vast area beyond the inner solar system that is believed to contain icy objects arranged in a spiral shape.