Spitzer found dust forming around a dying star (white arrow) in the Sculptor Dwarf galaxy. Image credit: Palomar Digitized Sky Survey
January 15, 2009
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has observed dust forming around a dying star in a nearby galaxy, enlivening a debate about the origins of all cosmic dust.
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