The legacy data from these missions provides an unprecedented opportunity to study cosmic dust in galaxies so that we can, for example, answer fundamental questions about the origin of the chemical ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Experiments conducted during a suborbital flight have provided insights into the formation of planets by observing dust particle agglomerates. The study measured ...

Globular clusters also helped astronomers map the Milky Way. In the 1980s, infrared telescopes like NASA's IRAS peered through cosmic dust to help find features like the Milky Way's central bar. Then, ...

The researchers support their solution with laboratory experiments that simulate cosmic conditions. These involve extremely cold conditions in which dust, ice and pebbles are present, and ...

This breathtaking image captured dust in cosmic space in unprecedented detail, allowing astronomers to look at the 3D structure of interstellar material with precision they never thought possible.

Scientists had previously searched for cosmic dust, which mainly come from comets and asteroids, in remote locations such as Antarctica or ocean floors. The UK's cathedrals are now being explored ...