cosmic dust

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cosmic dust

Clouds of fine solid particles of matter in interstellar space.

cosmic dust

(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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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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