Is the Oort cloud in total darkness?

The Oort cloud is NOT in total darkness. Except for the Sun, all the other stars would look pretty much the same as they do on Earth. So the view from there would look just like this photo taken from the ISS. Lot's of stars in all directions: [Image credit: International Space Station Imagery]. read more

The Oort cloud is NOT in total darkness. Except for the Sun, all the other stars would look pretty much the same as they do on Earth. So the view from there would look just like this photo taken from the ISS. read more

The Oort Cloud is an extended shell of icy objects that exist in the outermost reaches of the solar system. It is named after astronomer Jan Oort, who first theorised its existence. read more

The Oort cloud (/ ɔːr t, ʊər t /), named after the Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, sometimes called the Öpik–Oort cloud, is a theoretical cloud of predominantly icy planetesimals proposed to surround the Sun at distances ranging from 50,000 and 200,000 AU (0.8 and 3.2 ly). read more