interstellar dust

collocation in English

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interstellar
adjective[before noun]
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/ˌɪn.təˈstel.ər/us
/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈstel.ɚ/
between ...
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dust
noun[U]
uk
/dʌst/us
/dʌst/
dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or ...
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(Definition ofinterstellaranddustfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Most of this incoming material isinterstellardust(50- 700 m diameter), about 4 % of which reaches the surface unaltered.
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In the mid-1970's we argued that complex organic polymers would form on the surfaces ofinterstellardust.
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This information is useful to ascertain the characteristics of the interaction of these molecules with organized, structured water layers, such as the ice surface ofinterstellardustor comets.
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His research involves the study of the interstellar medium, especiallyinterstellardust, photodissociation regions, and shock waves.
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As thisinterstellardustis inhomogeneous, any asymmetry during gravitational accretion results in the angular momentum of the eventual planet.
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To analyze the aerogel forinterstellardust, one million photographs will be needed to image the entirety of the sampled grains.
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From the early 1970s it was becoming evident thatinterstellardustconsisted of a large component of more complex organic molecules, probably polymers.
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These stars are thought to be significant contributors tointerstellardust.
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Analysis showed the comet formed 4.5 billion years ago from volatiles (mainly ice) that had condensed ontointerstellardustparticles.
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Interstellardustobscures it somewhat, and its apparent magnitude is 1.12 fainter than it would be if unobscured.
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Open clusters containing bright blue stars are sprinkled along these spiral arms, with dark lanes of denseinterstellardustbetween.
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As with its home cluster it's light is very reddened and extinguished byinterstellardust.
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This excess may be explained by the heating of nearbyinterstellardustbelonging to a diffuse cloud of material that the star is passing through.
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The extinction of the light is caused byinterstellardustgrains located in the coldest, densest parts of larger molecular clouds.
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A protostar grows by accretion, acquiring mass from its surrounding envelope ofinterstellardustand gas.
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The star's remnants, carbon-rich dust similar to graphite, therefore become part of theinterstellardust.
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These galaxies contain little or nointerstellardust; few star-forming regions; and generally older stars.
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Realinterstellardusttracks may appear different from these.
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