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Stardust's Samples Under Analysis
Scientists at the University of Chicago have received their first samples of cometary dust from NASA's Stardust mission, which returned back to Earth in mid-January. The samples consist of several thin slices of a single dust grain, as well as a larger piece which can be sliced up even finer. Mission scientists believe that the spacecraft collected a total of 2,300 particles larger than 15 micrometres across (1/3rd the width of a human hair).
Fraser Cain