Old stardust has makings of new solar systems.

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  • Author(s): Muir, Hazel
  • Source:
    New Scientist. 12/3/94, Vol. 144 Issue 1954, p20. 5/9p. 1 Color Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      OPTICAL properties; INTERSTELLAR medium
    • Abstract:
      Reports on the results of a study conducted by researchers at Cornell University in New York concerning the properties of artificial fosterite, an abundant component of interstellar dust. Measurement of fosterite opacity; Importance of opacity in astronomical estimates; Implications of new opacity values; Limitations of study.