Cosmic dust

type of interstellar cloud

dust floating in space

astronomical object type

accumulation of gas, plasma and dust in a galaxy

Loss of angular momentum in orbiting dust grains due to stellar radiation

cosmic dust in the space between the planets of the solar system

cosmic dust in between galaxies in intergalactic space

thumb|250px|Micrometeorite, collected from the Antarctic snow, was a micrometeoroid before it entered the Earth's atmosphere A micrometeoroid is a tiny meteoroid: a small particle of rock in space, usually weighing less than a gram. A micrometeorite is such a particle that survives passage through Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface.

region of hydrogen gas in outer space large enough to shield gas from ionizing UV rays

very old dust in space

type of cosmic dust

cosmic dust

extrasolar analog of zodiacal dust

area of interstellar space containing dust that obscures background light from reaching the viewer

powerful stream of charged particles that can push interstellar dust clouds of low density into intergalactic space