The diamond-like cosmic ingredient could soon strengthen materials on Earth.
Presolar stardust is a type of stardust that originated long before any stars formed in the universe. It is the ingredient from which countless suns, and therefore lifeforms, eventually formed.
In a new study, the researchers detail their analysis of a type of presolar stardust grain with a core of titanium carbide with a shell of graphite. Titanium carbide, a combination of titanium and carbon, is an incredibly durable ceramic-like material that is nearly as hard as diamond. Testing the material on Earth is challenging because the grains wouldn't have had to deal with gravity during their formation. In June 2019, in order to overcome this obstacle, scientists launched a sounding rocket from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, a Swedish town north of the Arctic circle.Sounding rockets don't fly to orbit. Instead, they launch to high altitudes to analyze the atmosphere and test instruments as well as scientific payloads.
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