Freakishly Large Dust Grains Might Be Lurking Near the Orion Nebula

Freakishly Large Dust Grains Might Be Lurking Near the Orion Nebula

These space pebbles are 100 to 1,000 times larger than regular dust grains

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 10th, 2014
Massive Stellar Explosion Found to Birth Cosmic Grains of Dust

Massive Stellar Explosion Found to Birth Cosmic Grains of Dust

These grains of dust later support the formation of new stars and planets

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 12th, 2012
How Middleweight Stars Shed Their Mass Before Dying

How Middleweight Stars Shed Their Mass Before Dying

This process remained mysterious to astronomers for many years

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • January 4th, 2008
Stardust Reveals Comets Origin

Stardust Reveals Comets Origin

The hystory of the solar system in dust grains