interplanetary dust, nasa, new discoveries, space debris, zoduiacal cloud

Satellite in Sun’s Backyard Unravels the Origins of Interplanetary Dust

What do shooting stars and astronaut safety have in common? Both stem from the sub-microscopic rock fragments found throughout the solar system, sometimes called interplanetary dust. When these particles collide with Earth’s atmosphere, they create meteors, better known as shooting stars, as the (usually) microscopic fragments vaporize and leave flaming trails through the air. When ...

Troy Oakes

A shooting star.