Space and planetary science – Page 9
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ResearchTools 3D printed using mock-up Mars dust
Working with extraterrestrial materials could be an important part of future space exploration
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ResearchLost argon hints at Mars’ past climate
The red planet might once have had an atmosphere as thick as Earth’s, but has since lost most of its gases to space
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ResearchOxygen first formed in the universe at least 13 billion years ago
Study of interstellar dust pushes earliest known discovery of oxygen back by 100 million years
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ResearchNew type of metal–organic compound discovered in meteorites
Magnesium complex could offer new insights into formation of our solar system
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ResearchOrganic compounds found on dwarf planet Ceres
Spectral signatures detected by Dawn space probe
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ResearchNew evidence backs early formation theory for the moon
Isotope analysis reveals the moon is hundreds of millions of years older than some estimates suggest
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FeatureWhat it takes to make a new element
Yuri Oganessian tells us how nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson were made
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ResearchRosetta captures comet dust after finally finding Philae
Analysis of ancient dust particles from 67P reveals primitive organic compounds
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OpinionExoplanets are our final frontier
Chemists will be integral to the hunt for biosignatures on distant worlds
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ResearchOxygen measured for the first time in a galaxy far, far away
Data offers snapshot of evolving galaxy 12 billion light years away
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ResearchModel hints at prebiotic chemistry on Titan
Saturn’s largest moon may be rich in hydrogen cyanide based polymers
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ResearchMartian manganese oxides hint at high past oxygen levels
Discovery in Mars’s rocks indicates that the planet once may once have had Earth-like levels of atmospheric oxygen
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ResearchFirst detection of chiral molecule in space
Radio telescope detects propylene oxide in a star-forming region of outer space
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ResearchIron-rich silicate plays cosmic matchmaker
Findings could help explain abundance of molecular hydrogen in interstellar space
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PodcastCadmium telluride
It may not be the best material for solar cells but it has some distinct advantages
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ResearchEarthly xenon’s asteroid origins reveal planet’s genesis
Discovery that atmospheric xenon is unrelated to that in the mantle hints at two separate extra-terrestrial ‘deliveries’ of the element
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ResearchCassini finds needle in a haystack investigating interstellar dust around Saturn
Alien dust provides evidence for solar system passing through giant interstellar cloud
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ResearchBuilding blocks of life made in space ice simulations
Complex sugars – including the ‘backbone’ of RNA – have been created in lab-made interstellar ice