dust

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The rover recorded 55 electrical discharges during dust devils and the leading edges of dust storms.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

"The star has so little carbon that it suggests an early sprinkling of cosmic dust is responsible for making it," said Ji.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

That dust makes its way into the lungs of the children of the Imperial Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A man has died near Athens as a storm hits parts of Greece with gale-force winds and flooding, while a Saharan dust storm enveloped the island of Crete.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

All my dreams were dust, and maybe Tansy’s too.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck