Meteor showers are among the most captivating cosmic events enjoyed by countless communities across the planet whenever they light up the night sky.
However, most people will likely be unaware that millions of tiny micrometeorites - each measuring less than a millimetre and weighing less than a gram - make it through Earth's atmosphere each day and land all around us.
A new project, led by the University of Plymouth, is encouraging residents in Plymouth and the surrounding areas to help find these visitors from space in the name of scientific research.
The Cosmic Dust in the City project is being led by
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Dr Grimes, the creator of the PlymouthMeteors website, is hoping this new citizen science focused initiative will inspire curiosity among people and encourage them to go out and find potential micrometeorites in their immediate surroundings.
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