India’s first homegrown cosmic dust detector, called the Dust EXperiment (DEX), has revealed that tiny particles from space are constantly hitting instruments in orbit. These microscopic ...

Space dust provides more than just awe-inspiring pictures like the Pillars of Creation. It can provide the necessary materials to build everything from planets to asteroids. But what it actually looks ...

These dust particles, finer than sand grains, originate from cometary tails and asteroid collisions, posing unseen risks to satellites and future crewed missions.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

DEX-like instruments are crucial in planetary exploration as they can help study the atmospheres of planets.