Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted two rare kinds of dust in the dwarf galaxy Sextans A, one ...

Here’s something that’s everywhere and always around us, but we don’t talk about it very much: Dust. It can be a constant battle to keep at bay. But often dust isn’t just annoying and dirty. A new ...

Space dust, unlike terrestrial dust, primarily comprises carbon and silicate grains originating from stellar winds and supernovae. Astronomers classify dust into three categories: intergalactic dust ...

Toxic dust from California’s shrinking Salton Sea is damaging the lung health of people living nearby, especially children, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal American ...

A New Consumer Reports investigation revealed dust may contain dangerous particles that can cause serious health problems. “On the surface, dust appears to be skin, hair, and dander,” said consumer ...

Bacteria can live in the dust that builds up in everyone's home, and sometimes a few of those microbes are pathogenic or carry genes that confer resistance to antibiotics. Bacteria have ways to easily ...