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Cosmic dust (Planetary science 🪐)

Cosmic dust – also called extraterrestrial dust, space dust, or star dust – is dust that occurs in outer space or has fallen onto Earth. Most cosmic dust particles measure between a few molecules and 0.1 mm, such as micrometeoroids. Larger particles are called meteoroids. Cosmic dust can be further distinguished b...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_dust

#CosmicDust #Astrobiology #Astrochemistry #PlanetaryScience #GalacticAstronomy #ExtragalacticAstronomy

This goes well beyond what was expected from ALMA: for the first time, astronomers have been able to observe a disc around a young star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighboring galaxy. It’s the first time such a disc has ever been found outside our galaxy, and is identical to those forming planets in our Milky Way.

https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/astronomers-discover-disc-around-star-in-another-galaxy-for-the-first-time/

#ALMA #ALMAObservatory #RadioAstronomy #ExtragalacticAstronomy #ProtoplanetaryDisks #LMC #LargeMagellanicCloud