And how are they going to better our understanding of our universe?
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What can we learn from these particles?
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Yes, in this aspect of our universe. Remember, in our...dynamic universe, understanding the universe involves the understanding of the extra six (and SOMETIMES seven) microdimensions, and also the malleability (sp?) of space.
And God said: E = +mv^2 - Ze^2/r ...and there *WAS* light!
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Speaking as a geology major here:
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Essentially, what we can learn from this is the composition and potential age of other star systems. Other then that, I'm not sure what can be done, but there is a talented and dedicated group of researchers who probably know much more on what they can do with the dust grains.
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Essentially, what we can learn from this is the composition and potential age of other star systems. Other then that, I'm not sure what can be done, but there is a talented and dedicated group of researchers who probably know much more on what they can do with the dust grains.
Everyone talks about SOH CAH TOA, but no one ever talks about CHO SHA CAO.
This is from the UCBerkeley Press Release page
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/rele ... dust.shtml :
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/rele ... dust.shtml :
"It's amazing that Stardust flew without anyone having a clue as to how to get particles out of the aerogel after it came back," Westphal said. "You have to give NASA credit for taking a risk."
During Stardust's quiet journey to a rendezvous with a comet, however, Westphal led a team that created tools for extracting both comet grains and interstellar dust grains. Working with Chris Keller, formerly at the Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center and now at MEMS Precision Instruments, he developed microtweezers and what he calls micro-pickle forks to pull comet grains from the aerogel for detailed analysis of their elemental and isotopic composition. The abundances and composition within comet grains will tell scientists about the conditions in the early solar system.
These same techniques will be used to extract interstellar dust grains, but first they have to be found.