Freakishly Large Dust Grains Might Be Lurking Near the Orion Nebula

Researchers with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the US believe to have found evidence that freakishly large dust grains are lurking in the proximity of the Orion Nebula. These space pebbles are said to be hiding in filaments of star-forming gas, and are estimated to be about 100 to 1,000 times larger than the dust grains astronomers are used to observing in the proximity of protostars. The region where these space pebbles are believed to be hiding is dubbed OMC-2/3. It is part... Reported by Softpedia 3 hours ago.