The Oort Cloud is a massive spherical cloud; the size of this cloud is disputed by different astronomers. Some believe that it begins at 2000 or 5000 astronomical units–an astronomical unit (AU) equals the distance between the Earth and the Sun–and ends at 50,000 AU, which is almost a light year. Others think that it may extend to over 100,000 AU. The sphere was named after the astronomer Jan Oort who hypothesized its existence in 1950. Although its existence has not yet been proven through direct observation, the reality of the Oort Cloud is widely accepted in the scientific community. The Oort Cloud is filled with icy objects composed of ammonia, water and methane.
I have serious issues with this. First, Pluto is approximately 39 AU away from Earth. You cannot see Pluto except with the worlds most powerful telescopes and even then it just looks like a blur. You are going to tell me that a cloud of methane and ammonia exists 50,000-100,000 AU away? And what's worse, is that this hair brained theory is accepted among mainstream scientists!! Come on....... at least this article admits that it has never been observed, but still spews facts as if there are scientists out there right now taking samples. The fact of the matter is that Jan Oort never saw the Oort cloud. It's based on a mathematical goof . What has happened to the Standard Scientific Method?
Link to Website:
http://www.universetoday.com/32522/oort-cloud/
Takes complete faith to believe in the oort cloud. Unobservable, untestable, unscientific. Scientists who believe in it should start a cult of the oort cloud. They can even dress funny and hopefully commit suicide and leave the world to the real scientists.
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