Intergalactic dust
Cosmic dust in between galaxies in intergalactic space
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::summary Cosmic dust in between galaxies in intergalactic space ::
Intergalactic dust is cosmic dust in between galaxies in intergalactic space.{{cite book | author1 = M. E. Bailey | author2 = D. A. Williams | title = Dust in the universe: the proceedings of a conference at the Department of Astronomy, University of Manchester, 14–18 December 1987 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=UPA8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA509 | year = 1988 | publisher = CUP Archive | isbn = 978-0-521-35580-3 | page = 509 | url = https://universetoday.com/26277/intergalactic-dust-could-be-messing-up-observations | first = Nancy | last = Atkinson | title = Intergalactic Dust Could Be Messing Up Observations, Calculations | date = February 26, 2009 | work = Universe Today | access-date = December 13, 2021 | url = https://nasa.gov/missions/euclid/new-images-from-euclid-mission-reveal-wide-view-of-the-dark-universe | title = New Images From Euclid Mission Reveal Wide View of the Dark Universe | date = 23 May 2024
Intergalactic dust can form intergalactic dust clouds, known since the 1960s to exist around some galaxies. By the 1980s, at least four intergalactic dust clouds had been discovered within several megaparsecs of the Milky Way galaxy, exemplified by the Okroy Cloud.
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