The proposed observatory will also search for the molecular building blocks of life in deep space.

Interstellar dust is a critical element for the formation of stars, planets, and biological life, without which the universe would remain a diffuse and dim environment. According to scientists, it is ...

Ancient cosmic fingerprint: Researchers found rare isotope iron-60 in Antarctic ice, tracing its origin to ancient supernova explosions. Interstellar cloud clues: Data suggest changes in dust influx ...

Antarctic ice contains evidence that Earth entered an interstellar dust cloud more than 40,000 years ago 1. As the Solar ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has detected the faint but distinct signature of dust coming from beyond our solar system. The research, led by a team of Cassini scientists primarily from Europe, is ...

Of the many different kinds of stars, asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, usually slightly larger and older than our own sun, are known producers of interstellar dust. Dusty AGBs are particularly ...

When you think of outer space, you’re likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma and stardust – known as interstellar clouds. In the local parts ...

A vast, frozen fog of interstellar ice has been charted across expanses of the Milky Way, poised to supply water to newborn worlds. That’s significant because, as stars form, some of that ice may get ...

Two materials physicists at The University of Sydney have found a possible explanation for the huge amount of molecular hydrogen in space. In their study published in the journal Communications ...