Tag: Cosmic dust

In space, there are clouds that contain gas and dust ejected from stars. Our solar system was formed 4.6 billion years ago from such a molecular cloud. Most of these dust grains were destroyed...

In space, there are clouds that contain gas and dust from stars. Our solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago from a molecular cloud. Most dust grains were destroyed during this formation. The dark...

Inside a nondescript building at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, scientists are embarking on a groundbreaking journey. They are meticulously examining four grams of rocks and dirt collected from the asteroid Bennu as...