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Colorado residents spot BROWN snow during winter storm that is actually dust particles from Mexico

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Winter Storm Xylia dropped nearly three feet of snow in Colorado over the weekend, but some of the powder had a brown hue instead of being completely white. The National Weather Service (NWS) revealed the discolored snow is actually dust particles that traveled up from Mexico, which is currently experiencing a severe-to-extreme drought. Strong winds … Read more

Zodiacal light seen before dawn could be reflection of Mars dust pushed into space

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A mysterious luminous glow visible just before dawn, known as the zodiacal light, could be the result of tiny particles of dust being shed from Mars, NASA claims. The zodiacal light is a faint column of light extending up from the horizon – it is sunlight reflected towards Earth by a cloud of dust particles … Read more

Doctor urges people to replace their pillows every two years because of dust mites

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This is why you need to replace your pillow every two years: Doctor warns that bedding gets riddled with dust mites and bacteria that grows on yellow sweat spots Dr Karan Raj, from UK, told how people should replace pillows every two years  Took to TikTok and explained how they become riddled with dust mites … Read more

Dinosaurs WERE wiped out by asteroid 66m years ago, dust found in a crater confirms

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Asteroid dust found beneath an impact crater confirms a leading theory that it was a space rock that killed the dinosaurs and 75% of life on Earth 66 million years ago. Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin studied 900 metres of rock core samples from below the seafloor under the Chicxulub crater in … Read more

Aerial images show hundreds of commercial jets gathering dust in huge airfields across US

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Aerial images show hundreds of commercial jets gathering dust in huge airfields across America due to Covid travel restrictions Billions of dollars worth of aircraft are being stored on airfields with few passengers taking to the skies Photographer Jassen Todorov traveled around the US to capture the incredible sight of the grounded planes Just 1.8billion … Read more

Dust of dead Earth-like planets found in atmospheres white dwarfs

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The dust of dead Earth-like planets has been observed in the atmosphere of four nearby white dwarfs, the core of a dead star that is comparable to that of our sun. A team from the University of Warwick found outer layers containing up to up to 300,000 gigatonnes of rocky debris, which includes up to … Read more

Grenfell insulation firm boss told his staff to let concerns about their product ‘gather dust’

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Grenfell insulation firm boss told his staff to let concerns about their product ‘gather dust’, public inquiry hears as executives from cladding company prepare to face questions Manager who sold Grenfell cladding panels will be questioned at public inquiry  Inquiry is examining how products were supplied and fitted on the London tower West London tower … Read more

Dust deposited 3-5 million years ago confirms climate change is pushing westerly winds to the poles

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Dust left deep beneath the oceans three to five million years ago has confirmed that climate change is pushing westerly winds towards the poles, say scientists.  The winds, commonly known as the westerlies, play an important role in shaping the world’s weather by influencing rainfall, ocean currents and tropical cyclone paths. They typically blow from … Read more

NASA is paying a Colorado startup just $1 to collect moon dust from the lunar surface in 2023

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Space exploration is expensive, and NASA is always looking for ways to economize.  The US space agency will be saving some big bucks by paying a Colorado startup just $1 to collect soil samples from the moon. The company, Lunar Outpost, has agreed to send a rover to the lunar South Pole in 2023 to … Read more