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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 5 Nov 2013

    .@Preston_D: What exactly is the Oort Cloud? // A spherical repository of trillions of comets orbiting far from the Sun.

    2:48 PM - 5 Nov 2013
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      2. Paul Balcerak‏ @paulbalcerak 5 Nov 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @preston_d Also, a phrase begging to be used for online cloud storage.

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      3. Dan̈ıel Раrslοw‏ @pieist 5 Nov 2013
        Replying to @paulbalcerak

        @paulbalcerak At 5+ light-months distance, it'd be pretty high-latency storage. @neiltyson @Preston_D

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      1. Four Legsgood‏ @4lgsgood 5 Nov 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson The Oort Cloud: where I want to send anti-science zealots @Preston_D

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      2. Lucas Berry‏ @LucasBsacuL 5 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson waiting outside in Tallahassee to see you. I don't think I'll get in. This makes twice I've missed you. NYCC was number one.

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      3. Lucas Berry‏ @LucasBsacuL 5 Nov 2013
        Replying to @LucasBsacuL

        @neiltyson yep. Didn't get in.

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      1. David Ashby‏ @bigdaveovcov 28 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson is the oort cloud proven fact now or still theory?

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      2. Ajay Neupane‏ @meajayneupane 18 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson @Preston_D can u please elaborate it?

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      3. Ajay Neupane‏ @meajayneupane 18 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson @Preston_D what is oort cloud?

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      1. ኢራ עירא Ira  🏳️‍🌈  🇮🇱  🇵🇸 عيرا ირა ਈਰਾ Ира́ ஈரா‏ @ia42 15 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson @Preston_D I imagined Hale-Bopp going through it, but we are talking 50K AU, not 400, right? would Oort clouds count as MACHOs?

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      1. Jerry Tubb‏ @JerryTubb 13 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson @Preston_D why is it called Oort?

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      1. J. Patrick Morgan‏ @The_Cybersattva 10 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson - "Theoretical", isn't it?

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      1. Steve Snyder‏ @pennypoohie 6 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson if oort cloud objs orbit the sun shouldn't they be considered part of the solar system? When will voyagers cross that boundary?

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      1. Tech Disrupt Bruv‏ @WhyPhyDirt 6 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson is the oort cloud a theory or fact?

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      1. Jim Lacey‏ @jimmy1jazz2 5 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson Holy crap. My head almost exploded. Oort cloud, I love it! Keep up the trivia Bro!

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      1. Rocky‏ @ssavagehart 5 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson @Preston_D Why is Uranus a planet and Pluto isn't?

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      1. Michael Foulks‏ @fox2010 5 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson from san Diego, I drive north an hour, I'm in Disneyland, south an hour, Ensenada, Mx .. up for 1 he, SPACE!

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      1. Lenny‏ @LennyShow 5 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson Why wasn't the spherical Oort Cloud susceptible to planing like the accreting solar system?

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      1. Some Guy‏ @real_canuck 5 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson How do we know there's trillions if comets? Any new evidence?

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      1. Amit Upadhyay‏ @amitu 5 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson @Preston_D do all/most stars have them? If yes, do we call all such clouds "Oort Cloud" or just ours?

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