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The 37 pages that link to Interstellar dust, each with the reason it gives.

• Interstellar mediumBroader topic: These grains absorb and scatter starlight while providing surfaces for molecule formation.

• Star formationRelated: Dust shields cloud interiors from ultraviolet light and helps them cool.

• Infrared astronomyRelated: Longer infrared wavelengths pass through dusty regions more effectively than visible light.

• Molecular cloudRelated: Dust absorbs ultraviolet light, helping shield molecules inside the cloud.

• Interstellar extinctionRelated: These grains cause most visible and ultraviolet extinction by absorbing and scattering starlight.

• Galaxy morphologyRelated: Dust lanes can obscure structure and alter a galaxy's apparent morphology.

• PlanetesimalRelated: Dust grains inherited by disks supply the initial solid material.

• ProtostarRelated: Dust absorbs and reradiates energy, shaping how collapsing material cools and is observed.

• NebulaBroader topic: Dust grains darken some nebulae and scatter or reradiate their light.

• Cosmic infrared backgroundRelated: Dust converts much of the absorbed starlight from distant galaxies into infrared emission.

• AstrochemistryRelated: Dust shields molecules from radiation and provides surfaces for chemical reactions.

• Carina NebulaRelated: Dust obscures portions of the nebula in visible light while tracing its dense structure.

• Circumstellar envelopeRelated: Dust formed in stellar envelopes contributes to the interstellar dust population.

• Dark nebulaBroader topic: These grains absorb and scatter visible light, creating the nebula’s silhouette.

• Interstellar chemistryRelated: Grains shield molecules from ultraviolet light and provide surfaces for chemical reactions.

• Interstellar objectRelated: Dust grains may be abundant, but current surveys mainly detect larger, brighter objects.

• PleiadesRelated: Dust around the cluster scatters blue starlight into its characteristic reflection nebula.

• Horsehead NebulaRelated: Dust within the Horsehead blocks the nebula behind it.

• Pre-main-sequence starRelated: Dust in a young star’s surroundings absorbs and scatters light, shaping its observed spectrum.

• Luminous infrared galaxyRelated: Dust absorbs much of the visible and ultraviolet light from young stars and reradiates it in the infrared.

• Reflection nebulaBroader topic: These grains scatter the starlight that makes the nebula visible.

• Sombrero GalaxyRelated: Dust in the foreground disk creates the dark lane crossing the bright central region.

• Arp 220Related: Dust hides Arp 220’s central regions in visible light and reradiates their energy in the infrared.

• Pillars of CreationRelated: Dust contributes to the pillars’ opacity and conceals embedded stars at visible wavelengths.

• Lagoon NebulaRelated: Dust creates the dark lanes and obscures parts of the nebula.

• Local Interstellar CloudRelated: Dust grains accompany the cloud’s gas and can enter the heliosphere.

• Coalsack NebulaBroader topic: Dust grains within the Coalsack extinguish the Milky Way’s background glow.

• Prestellar coreRelated: Dust both contributes to a core’s mass and traces its cold material.

• Interstellar cloudRelated: Dust grains absorb and scatter light and provide surfaces for molecules to form.

• Interstellar iceRelated: Dust grains provide the surfaces on which interstellar ice accumulates.

• Omega NebulaRelated: Dust in and around the nebula absorbs and scatters starlight, shaping its appearance.

• Trifid NebulaRelated: Dust both obscures the nebula’s background light and scatters starlight into view.

• Young stellar objectRelated: Dust around young stars obscures visible light and re-emits their energy at infrared wavelengths.

• CW LeonisCompared with: Unlike interstellar dust, CW Leonis’s dust is still in a stellar outflow.

• Infrared telescopeRelated: Infrared observations penetrate some dusty regions and measure the dust's own emission.

• NGC 7027Related: Dust inside NGC 7027 absorbs visible light and radiates energy at infrared wavelengths.

• Submillimetre astronomyRelated: Cold dust grains emit thermal radiation that becomes prominent at submillimetre wavelengths.