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What theory suggested that comets originate in the Oort cloud and then travel in long elliptical orbits around the Sun?

Jan Hendrik Oort suggested that comets come from the Oort Cloud. This is sometimes called the Oort Hypothesis.


Who discover dust cloud theory?

The dust cloud theory was first proposed by astronomers Fred Whipple and Jan Oort in the 1950s. They suggested that comets originate from a cloud of icy bodies located at the outer reaches of the solar system, now known as the Oort Cloud.


Is Sedna a oort cloud?

Sedna is not located in the Oort Cloud. It is a trans-Neptunian object with a highly elliptical orbit that takes it far from the Sun, but it does not reach the distant reaches of the Oort Cloud.


Why is Oort's Cloud important?

We're not certain that it is important; in fact, we're not even certain that the Oort Cloud EXISTS.Astronomer Jan Oort theorized that there must be a shell of debris, the remnants of the formation of the Sun and planets, still slowly orbiting very far from the Sun. Oort believed that this may be a reservoir of long-period comets, and that minor gravitational perturbations of the cloud might cause debris to occasionally drop in to the solar system as comets.If this hypothesis is true (and there is precisely NO evidence either way) then the Oort Cloud might have contributed primordial water through cometary collisions early in the Earth's history.


Is there a hole in the oort cloud when nibiru passes through it?

There is no scientific evidence to support the claim of a planet-sized object like "Nibiru" passing through the Oort Cloud. The Oort Cloud is a theoretical region of space beyond the planets, containing icy bodies, comets, and debris. It is highly unlikely that such an event would create a hole in the Oort Cloud.