2min chapter

The Infinite Monkey Cage cover image

Cosmic Dust

The Infinite Monkey Cage

CHAPTER

Cosmic Dust: A Micro Meteoroid

If you find a planetary scientist who settles you cosmic dust at a party, it probably is cosmic dust. The Earth moves through a very tenuous cloud of dust called the zodiacal cloud. And we sweep up that dust and that lands on Earth. We only call it cosmic dust once it's landed on Earth and we found it.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode