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What is Zodiacal Light?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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A Little Bite of Dust in a Five Mile Spherical of Space

The average distance between these dust particles is like five miles. These things are moving like tens of kilometers per second, which is one reason why it's been a challenge to study them. They really cant come to your eyes, and you really can't see it. Even though we say there's dust everywhere, it's not actually that dense.

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