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In the photo shared by NASA on Sunday, the dust cloud can be seen stretching to coastal areas. According to NASA, the primary source of the dust in the region is from Lago Colhué Huapí, a shallow lake ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Scientists have debated the role of droplets both large and small in ...
Acclaimed astronomer Carl Sagan may have been more right than he knew when he famously quipped that “we are made of star stuff.” In a not-yet-peer-reviewed academic paper, Georgian Free University of ...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) used the first homegrown cosmic dust detector, the Dust EXperiment (DEX), to ...
Dust particles in the atmosphere range from about 0.1 microns to 50 microns in diameter (microns are also known as micrometers, abbreviated as µm). The size of dust particles determines how they ...
The comparative sizes of dust particles in the atmosphere. The photo is a satellite image of a 1992 dust storm over the Red Sea and Saudi Arabia. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...