Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

Consider that the Earth is just a giant cosmic dust bunny -- a big bundle of debris amassed from exploded stars. We Earthlings are essentially just little clumps of stardust, too, albeit with very ...

3D map of dust in galaxy. Credit: arXiv (2023). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2308.01295 If you explore the night sky it won't be long before you realize there is a lot of dust and gas up there. The ...

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Now, two astronomers have published a 3D map that documents the properties of dust all around us in unprecedented detail, helping us make sense of what we observe. The research is published in the ...

A large plume of Saharan dust, approximately 2,000 miles wide, is moving towards Southwest Florida and is expected to arrive as early as Wednesday, June 3. The dust, while not uncommon for this time ...

A large plume of Saharan dust, approximately 2,000 miles wide, is moving towards Southwest Florida and is expected to arrive this week. The dust, while not uncommon for this time of year, is a larger ...