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Science 14 July 2006:
Vol. 313. no. 5784, pp. 178 - 180
DOI: 10.1126/science.1130423
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ASTRONOMY:
The Supernova Origin of Interstellar Dust

Eli Dwek

Interstellar dust grains are prevalent in the universe, but their origin is unclear. Massive stellar explosions may be the most important source of such dust grains.

The author is at the Observational Cosmology Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA. E-mail: eli.dwek{at}nasa.gov

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