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Searching The Solar System's Outer Regions: The Kuiper Belt and The Oort Cloud | 4K

The Kuiper Belt, that enigmatic region of our solar system, presented a profound mystery concerning its missing planets. This video explores the early hopes and eventual disappointment scientists faced while searching for new worlds in outer space, revealing fascinating space facts about this cosmic archive. Keep watching to understand why this search led mainly to large asteroids and planetoids, reshaping expectations in astronomy Instead The Oort Cloud, a mysterious entity at the edge of our solar system, remains a fascinating subject in astronomy. This video explores the Jan Oort concept, a hypothetical region believed to be the source of long-period comets that venture into the inner space -- DISCUSSIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA Commercial Purposes: insanecuriositybusiness@gmail.com Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insanecuriosity Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/insanecuriosity Instagram: https://instagram.com/insanecuriositythereal Twitter: https://twitter.com/insanecurio Facebook: https://facebook.com/InsaneCuriosity Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/insane-curiosity-46b928277/ Our Website: https://insanecuriosity.com/ -- Credits: Ron Miller, Mark A. Garlick / MarkGarlick.com ,Elon Musk/SpaceX/ Flickr -- 00:00 Intro 00:04 the kuiper belt 1:17 What is the Kuiper belt? 2:40 Kbos ( the discovery of Kuiper belt objects) 4:48 The oort cloud 6:30 GongGong, the last kbo discovered 11:05 keplerian filters 15:27 the oort cloud 16:15 what is the oort cloud explained 21:03 interstellar space 21:55 Talking about distances with an example: light 29:35 difference between Kuiper belt and Oort cloud -- #insanecuriosity #kuiperbelt #oortcloud

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