Stardust

Dust and gas in the early universe

harminka — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:52:23 -0500

Researchers believe that our universe began with the Big Bang about 13 billion years ago, and that soon after that event, matter began to form as small dust grains and gases.

NIST micro sensor and micro fridge make cool pair

harminka — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:42:38 -0500

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have combined two tiny but powerful NIST inventions on a single microchip, a cryogenic sensor and a microrefrigerator. The combination offers the possibility of cheaper, simpler and faster precision analysis of materials such as semiconductors and stardust.

Stardust comet dust resembles asteroid materials

harminka — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:40:14 -0600

Contrary to expectations for a small icy body, much of the comet dust returned by the Stardust mission formed very close to the young sun and was altered from the solar system’s early materials.

"Stardust" spacecraft discovery may have been contamination

harminka — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:16:17 -0500

One of the biggest scientific surprises from last year's "Stardust" space mission may have resulted from contamination from the spacecraft's rocket boosters, scientists in Spain are cautioning in a report scheduled for publication in the May 16 issue of ACS' Energy & Fuels, a bi-monthly journal.

Stardust findings override some commonly held astronomy beliefs

Nymphadora — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:53:38 -0600

Washington University lab first to find 'real' stardust from Stardust mission

Nymphadora — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:35:30 -0600

Plucking comet dust from Stardust collectors

Nymphadora — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:15:29 -0600

Cosmic freezer yields unique discovery

harminka — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:35:31 -0600