14 million-year-old dust storm may have triggered Earth's climate shift - study shows
A University of Vienna study suggests that the solar system's movement through the galaxy affected Earth's climate millions ...
Scientists Uncover a Galactic Encounter That May Have Changed Earth’s Climate
Millions of years ago, our Solar System sailed through the Orion Complex, part of the vast Radcliffe Wave structure. This ...
A wave of galactic dust storm hit Earth 14 million years ago, mysteriously changing Earth's climate forever
As the solar system moved through this dust-rich region, Earth may have received an increased influx of interstellar particles.
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Cosmic map reveals that the Milky Way's dust has very unusual properties
Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove ...
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Dust devils on Mars produce lightning-like zaps of electricity
NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded unusual sounds as a Martian dust devil passed directly over the robotic vehicle in 2021, ...
Dust dynamics and atmospheric circulation shifts in the Tarim Basin during the Glacial–Holocene transition
Between 15,000 and 8,000 years ago, the Earth experienced significant climatic changes, including the rapid retreat of ice ...
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Earth's journey through the Milky Way may have altered our climate
Millions of years ago, our Solar System traveled through a densely populated galactic region and was exposed to increased interstellar dust.
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Dust could be responsible for wiping out 75% of all species on Earth
According to research, the Chicxulub asteroid sent up clouds of sulphur-based gases into the Earth's atmosphere along with lots of silicate dust. The impact triggered volcanic eruptions and ...
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From interstellar dust to life beyond Earth: Why scientists can't wait for NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope
"Many astronomers think about interstellar dust as a nuisance ... energy scales which way beyond anything we can probe on Earth," Olivier Dore, the project scientist for the SPHEREx mission ...
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How the Earth and moon formed, explained
The Earth formed over 4.6 billion years ago out of a mixture of dust and gas around the young sun. It grew larger thanks to countless collisions between dust particles, asteroids, and other growing ...