Particles of interstellar dust fly through the Solar System all the time in hyperbolic orbits. Researchers have captured and studied bits of that dust using high-flying aircraft and space missions.

This artistic illustration provided by the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) shows the interstellar dust in the Milky Way and China's Large Sky Area ...

This serene spiral galaxy hides a cataclysmic past. The galaxy IC 758, shown in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, ...

BEIJING -- Chinese and foreign astronomers have unveiled the first three-dimensional map of the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky Way. This breakthrough will provide critical support ...

When in 1990 the solar probe Ulysses embarked on its 19-year-long exploration tour, the participating researchers turned their attention not only to our Sun, but also to significantly smaller research ...

From there, the brothers crafted a list of top universities for physics in the United States, and CU Boulder was on the list. Pursuing interstellar dust research During his second year, Chadda pursued ...

This week, the team carefully loaded the instrument, known as the Interstellar Dust Experiment (IDEX), onto a delivery truck. The instrument, which is shaped like a large drum and weighs 47 pounds, ...