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Illustration of a protoplanetary disk surrounding a young star
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Passing Object May Have Kicked Up Dust from a Planetary Disk

Nola Taylor Redd, Science Writer by Nola Taylor Tillman 16 May 20194 April 2023

The elongated tail of the SU Aurigae protoplanetary disk was likely formed as a result of a flyby from a substellar object.

Posted inScience Updates

The Swarm Satellite Trio Studies Earth and Its Environment

by J. Bouffard, R. Floberghagen and N. Olsen 10 May 20192 February 2022

8th Swarm Data Quality Workshop; Frascati, Italy, 8–12 October 2018

Mystery shrouds the Enceladus plume, and researchers think a dust cloud might be the main culprit
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Where Are the Electrical Currents in the Enceladus Plume?

by Mark Zastrow 7 July 201715 March 2023

A plume of water ice that escapes Saturn’s moon Enceladus should be coursing with electrical currents, but data are mixed. Now simulations suggest that a sticky dust cloud may shield signals.

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Earth's Water Came from Space Dust During Planetary Formation

Cody Sullivan by C. Sullivan 23 November 201510 January 2023

A new analysis of lava from the deep mantle indicates that water-soaked dust particles, rather than a barrage of icy comets, asteroids, or other bodies, delivered water to the newly forming Earth.

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Shooting Stars and Cosmic Dust Help Form Clouds, Fertilize Plankton

by E. Betz 5 March 20157 March 2022

Tons of cosmic dust enter Earth’s atmosphere each day, triggering a range of phenomena that scientists are only just beginning to understand.

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