Primitive dust samples provide pre-solar time capsules
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 08:28
in Astronomy & Space
An international team of scientists has found some of the most primitive matter containing abundant interstellar material analysed to date amongst dust particles collected from the upper atmosphere by NASA aircraft. The samples were gathered in April 2003 during the Earth's passage through the dust stream left behind by comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup. Dr Henner Busemann of the University of Manchester will present the results at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science at the University of Hertfordshire on Tuesday 21st April...