cosmic dust

collocation in English

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cosmic
adjective
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/ˈkɒz.mɪk/us
/ˈkɑːz.mɪk/
relating to the universe and the natural processes that happen ...
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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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The study ofcosmicdustwith in-situ experiments from spacecraft provides data that are complementary to information gained by astronomical observation.
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Future in-situ measurements need improved detection methods and should be designed for specific relevant problems ofcosmicdustanalysis.
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The high percentage of organic components in carbonaceous chondrites provides biological building blocks brought by space carriers such as meteorites andcosmicdust.
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Once again astronomical observations revealed that thecosmicdustfrom this comet was largely indistinguishable from bacterial material or their degradation products.
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It is formed in minor amounts in cosmic ray spallation nucleosynthesis and may be found uncombined incosmicdustand meteoroid materials.
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They are also the most common class of carbon molecule in meteorites and in cometary and asteroidal dust (cosmicdust).
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It is also important for the alignment ofcosmicdustgrains, which is a cause of the polarization of starlight.
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The interplanetary medium is home to at least two disc-like regions ofcosmicdust.
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Stardust is one component ofcosmicdust, and is frequently called presolar grains.
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Polarimetry studies can reveal the properties ofcosmicdustand synchrotron radiation regions in galaxies and other astronomical objects.
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Thecosmicdustdetector and solar plasma spectrometer were attached to the top edges of the spacecraft base.
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Further research fields arecosmicdust, atmospheric physics as well as fullerenes and other carbon molecules.
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Stardust is but a modest fraction of the condensedcosmicdust, forming less than 0.1% of the mass of total interstellar solids.
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These disparate research areas can be linked by the following theme: thecosmicdustparticles evolve cyclically; chemically, physically and dynamically.
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Infrared light can penetrate thecosmicdustclouds, allowing us to peer into regions of star formation and the centers of galaxies.
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The detection ofcosmicdustpoints to another facet ofcosmicdustresearch: dust acting as photons.
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His primary research interests include astrobiology, comets, andcosmicdust.
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However, recent dynamical simulations suggest that 85% ofcosmicdustcould be cometary.
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Scientists also found that thecosmicdustpermeating the universe contains complex organics (amorphous organic solids with a mixed aromatic-aliphatic structure) that could be created naturally, and rapidly, by stars.
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