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The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud

17 min • 8 april 2025

The Solar System is a pretty big place. When most people think of our Solar System, they probably think of the Sun, the planets, and all their moons.

However, the solar system is much larger than most people realize. In fact, it is vastly larger than the model they have in their heads.

Only in the last few years, with the advent of larger telescopes and better techniques, have we been able to learn more about the outer edge of our Solar System.

Learn about the Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud, and the outer reaches of the solar system on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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