Stardust Reveals Comets Origin

A new study involving the origin of the material that composes a comet shows that cometary dust is created in the close proximity of a star during its first stages of life, which is being dissipated towards the outer regions of the solar system as the planetary formation process dra... [ read more >> ]

Image of the aerogel array used to capture debris from the comet Wild-2

Image comment: Image of the aerogel array used to capture debris from the comet Wild-2
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Image of the aerogel array used to capture debris from the comet Wild-2