... 2002 December 24 . Spring Dust Storms at the North Pole of Mars . Credit: MSSS , JPL , NASA . ... Explanation: Spring reached the north pole of Mars in May, and brought with it the usual dust storms . ...
... Credit: NASA . Explanation: The dust that pervades our Solar System is not the dust that pervades our homes. ... Solar System dust comes from comets and asteroids , whereas house dust is most likely lint or dead cells. ...
... Typically lasting only a few minutes, dust devils become visible as they pick up loose red-colored dust leaving the darker and heavier sand beneath intact. ...
... Hydrogen and Dust in the Rosette Nebula . Credit: Nick Wright ( University College London ), IPHAS Collaboration . ... molecular cloud in Monoceros , some 3,000 light years away, dark filaments of dust are silhouetted by luminous hydrogen gas ...
... 2008 March 18 . M78 and Reflecting Dust Clouds in Orion . Credit Copyright : Martin Pugh . ... Explanation: An eerie blue glow and ominous columns of dark dust highlight M78 and other bright reflection nebula in the ...
... 2014 March 26 . M78 and Reflecting Dust Clouds . Image Credit Copyright: Ian Sharp . ... Explanation: An eerie blue glow and ominous columns of dark dust highlight M78 and other bright reflection nebula in the ...
... 2003 January 21 . The Reflecting Dust Clouds of Orion . Credit Copyright: Daniel Verschatse ( Antilhue Obs. ... Pictured above are two of the most prominent reflection nebulas - dust clouds lit by the reflecting light of bright embedded ...
... 2015 February 8 . Carina Nebula Dust Pillar . Image Credit: NASA , ESA , and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team . ... Explanation: This cosmic pillar of gas and dust is nearly two light-years wide. ...