Public outreach program catches interstellar dust grains
MAR 11, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024151
Nature News : Scientists say they have caught the first pieces of interstellar dust—the fundamental building blocks of the Sun, Earth and the rest of the Solar System. The discovery required an army of volunteers, including a Canadian man who spent 15 hours a day studying images online and eventually discovered the first dust sample.
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