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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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Minerals in Martian Meteorite Illuminate Magnetic Mysteries

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 11 November 20144 October 2021

What causes the magnetic anomalies found on Mars? Scientists find revealing analogues in a tiny sample of Martian rock that could help answer this question.

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