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Choose Your Path: Destiny of Dust
A tiny dust grain has many potential paths—and destinies—in the universe. Which would you choose? Where could it lead you? Explore some of the possibilities and consequences w...
- Date
- Dec 13, 2023
- Observatory
- James Webb Space Telescope
- Credit
- NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI
- Archive ID
- 01FEGX8A3Z6QCZW7RCD1EZ6F96
A tiny dust grain has many potential paths—and destinies—in the universe. Which would you choose? Where could it lead you? Explore some of the possibilities and consequences with this infographic, and discover important roles that dust can play—from sheltering forming stars to providing a platform for the development of organic molecules that make up life as we know it.
Credits
Image
NASA, ESA, CSA, Joyce Kang (STScI)