Space dust as Earth’s sun shield

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RELEASE Media contacts: –Ben Bromley, professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Utah, bromley@physics.utah.edu –Lisa Potter, research communication specialist, University of Utah Marketing & Communications, lisa.potter@Utah.edu, 949-533-7899 Find the release online. Access with password: M00n Find the full study here after embargo. Space dust as Earth’s sun shield Dust launched from […]

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Boom! A meteor crashes across Utah’s sky

On the morning of Aug. 13, a mysterious BOOM rattled windows and Utahns’ nerves across the Wasatch Front. Immediately, people speculated on social media: Was it thunder? Construction? Jets from Hill Air Force Base? The answer came via grainy video feeds from residential security cameras—it appeared that a meteor had crashed into Earth’s atmosphere to […]

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