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Sifting for stardust
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AS SCIENTISTS begin analyzing comet dust returned from NASA's
Stardust space mission looking for clues to the origin of life,
ordinary folk with computers are being recruited to help uncover
those clues.
They will be looking for particles of interstellar dust --
submicroscopic particles collected by Stardust from the vast void at
the edge of our solar system.
"These are the very first contemporary interstellar dust grains
ever brought back to Earth for study," said Andr...
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Now in Houston, capsule may reveal details of solar system's origin
Daily Breeze
; HOUSTON -- The newly returned Stardust space capsule arrived Tuesday at NASA's Johnson Space Center, where the space agency said scientists will unlock its internal canister and take a first peek at comet debris particles it was supposed to capture during a seven- year journey. If the $212 million
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It's a big, busy solar system.(TEACHER'S toolkit)
Science Scope
; ... Teachers of inquiry, rejoice! The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is a great place to look for the latest news, statistics, and images. Three key pages to bookmark are the NASA Science Mission Directorate's Solar System Exploration web ...
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The gloomy fate of interstellar dust. (theory explains why interstellar dust absorbs starlight)
Science News
; The gloomy fate of interstellar dust Although interstellar dust makes up only 0.5 percent by mass of all interstellar material, these tiny, solid particles are amazingly opaque, says John S. Mathis of the University of Wisconsin at Madison. An observer staring into a volume of this dilute material
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HACing out a dusty light source. (hydrogenated amorphous carbon and the spectra of interstellar dust clouds)
Science News
; HACing out a dusty light source Studying the spectra of a tough compound that coats some electrodes and the fuel pellets used in fusion experiments has helped solve a long-standing astronomical mystery -- the emission of red light from interstellar dust clouds. The curious interstellar emissions
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The solar system.(web services)(Brief Article)
Teacher Librarian
; NASA Kids: Solar System httpkids.msfc.nasa.gov/ SolarSystem/ NASA presents information about the planets, the sun, comets, asteroids, and meteor showers. Students can even learn what age or weight they would be on another planet! Older students will want to visit NASAs other site on the solar
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