ianindy

ianindy t1_jefheoz wrote

Here is the description from Wikipedia:

>First described in 1950 by the Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, is a theoretical concept of a cloud of predominantly icy planetesimals proposed to surround the Sun at distances ranging from 2,000 to 200,000 AU (0.03 to 3.2 light-years).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oort_cloud

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ianindy t1_isym7ni wrote

Even in the asteroid belt, the asteroids are so far apart that you are unlikely to even see one, let alone have one hit you. Space is really big and mostly empty. The Voyager probes have been travelling through space for decades with no repairs and are still doing fine.

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