ISRO shares details on cosmic dust particles that hit Earth every thousand seconds

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) used the first homegrown cosmic dust detector, the Dust EXperiment (DEX), to ...

Webb finds early-universe analog's unexpected talent for making dust

Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted two rare kinds of dust in the dwarf galaxy Sextans A, one ...

Stars and planets are linked together, and dust is the key to understanding how

Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty ...
Popular Science

Life on Earth may have come from cosmic dust

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The scientific community is largely divided into two camps regarding ...
Space.com

'It shouldn't survive': Astronomers discover dust on an epic journey far beyond its galaxy

"Webb was the key that made it happen." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A team of astronomers using the James Webb Space ...
Los Angeles Times

More dust storms called haboobs are coming to California, thanks to climate change

For anyone wondering whether intense dust storms, such as the haboob that enveloped Phoenix this week, are possible in Southern California, the answer is yes. They’ve hit in the recent past and are a ...
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A plume of Saharan Dust is on the way to Texas. Here is what you need to know.

DALLAS — Watch live radar and regular forecast updates from our meteorologists on our Smart TV streaming app WFAA+ and download the WFAA mobile app for alerts from our weather team as they come. In ...
Austin American-Statesman

Why are skies hazy in Texas? See air quality map as Saharan dust rolls through

Saharan dust is drifting across the southeastern U.S. and entered the Texas Gulf Coast early Thursday. Fortunately for Texas, the heaviest concentrations remain farther east — along the Gulf Coast ...
The New York Times

Saharan Dust Gives Skies Over Florida a ‘Hazy Milk’ Appearance

A dust plume that has been traveling across the Atlantic may later spread as far as Texas and Georgia as a weather system breaks it apart. Dust Sources: Goddard Earth Observing System, NASA Note: Map ...
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Saharan dust is on its way to Houston. How can it impact air quality?

HOUSTON — Every summer, massive dust storms sweep across the Sahara Desert in Africa, lifting the fine sand and mineral dust particles into the air. The last time Saharan dust made its appearance was ...
The Daily Dot

Sorry, but that nail dust you’re collecting is actually microplastics: “Just tiny plastic particles”

If you’ve ever watched a nail tech shave down acrylics, you’ve seen it: that cloudy dust swirling in the air? It’s not just harmless debris. It’s microplastics. Her video, which described someone ...
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