"I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."
--Galileo Galilei.

Saturday 6 March 2010

Cosmic Dust and Dinosaurs - from the BBC today

Probe may have found cosmic dust
Scientists may have identified the first specks of interstellar dust in material collected by the US space agency's (Nasa) Stardust spacecraft.
Panel confirms dino crater link
An international panel of experts has strongly endorsed the idea that an asteroid impact was responsible for killing off the dinosaurs.