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Cosmic dust is made of dust grains and aggregates into dust particles. These particles are irregularly shaped, with porosity ranging from fluffy to compact. The composition, size, and other properties depend on where the dust is found, and conversely, a compositional analysis of a dust particle can reveal much about the dust particle's origin.

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Is cosmic dust organic or inorganic?

Cosmic dust is an inorganic material; but many organic molecules exist also in the cosmic space.


What is meant by when cosmic dust goes unswept?

When cosmic dust goes unswept, it means that these small particles of matter, such as grains of ice and dust, remain in space without being cleared away or disturbed by other celestial bodies. Over time, cosmic dust can accumulate and contribute to the formation of cosmic bodies like planets and moons.


What is made up of frozen gases rock particles and cosmic dust?

A comet is made up of frozen gases, rock particles, and cosmic dust. As a comet gets closer to the sun, the heat causes the frozen gases to vaporize, creating a glowing coma around the nucleus.


What is another word for space dust?

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What are meteors made from?

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What is the cloud of material stars are made of called?

The gases and dust from which stars condense are called cosmic dust or particles.


What does it mean when someone says eat my cosmic dust?

When someone says, "Eat my cosmic dust!" It usually means that he or she thinks that they could beat you at something or can do something better than you. (e.g. soccer)


What blocks out the visibility of stars?

Cosmic dust and other astronomical bodies.


Are comets most likely planets?

No, they are made of rock, ice, and cosmic dust. They have a "tail" Which is all of that material going away. They will some time dissapear.


What contributes to inorganic ocean sediments?

1:soil2:teeth3:cosmic dust


What 3 things are comets composed of?

composed of rock, ice, and cosmic dust


How is the sun similar to the planets?

It is a cosmic body, formed from a cloud of dust and gases.