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"Stardust" in Antarctica

Discovered in the snow by Munich researchers

Identified by the researchers of the technical University of Munich "stardust" in Antarctica: from a supernova to the snow, the poetic vision of white of the Universe and the white of the Earth. 500 kilos of analyzed snow in Germany have revealed the composition between space and Earth that makes one think of the verses of Emily Dickinson: "The sky is low [...] a travelling flake of snow [...] Nature,...

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Munich, Germany, 08/22/2019 10:17
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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