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cosmic dust
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cosmic dust
n.
Clouds of fine solid particles of matter in interstellar space.
cosmic dust
n
(Astronomy) fine particles of solid matter occurring throughout interstellar space and often collecting into clouds of extremely low density See also nebula [1]
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Noun1.cosmic dust - clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space
extragalactic nebula, galaxy - (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"
cloud - any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In all, the tiny particles of interstellar dust that populated the nascent solar system--like those that still drift through space today--contained only a dozen or so minerals.
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