For accurate observations, astronomers need to know the amount of dust between them and their distant targets. Not only does dust make objects appear reddish ("reddening"), it also makes them appear ...
A new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the Lupus 3 cloud in Scorpius bursting with young stars that are forming ...
A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy mass hit North America a week later. When you purchase through links on ...
When spacecraft land on the moon, their engines unleash huge clouds of dust and debris that can damage expensive equipment and threaten future lunar bases. As space agencies plan to establish a ...
The lab-made cosmic dust shows the same infrared signals as the dust found in outer space.