Space and planetary science – Page 9
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Origin of mysterious interstellar emissions identified
Bending in chicken wire molecules found to cause the strange signals from outer space
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Heavy elements forged by cataclysmic cosmic collision
First sighting of two neutron stars merging reveals how heavy elements are synthesised
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Cometary chloromethane detection scuppers use of chemical in hunt for ET
Organohalogen found simultaneously in the tail of a comet and the cloud surrounding a protostar
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Methane-led climate change explains early Mars’ wet spells
Red planet’s wobbles could have led to melting of methane clathrates and warming
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Titanium oxide detected in hot atmosphere of giant exoplanet
Very Large Telescope used to observe light from a very large planet
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UK's post-Brexit wish list of scientific collaborations published
Government wants the country to remain part of Horizon 2020 research programme and continue nuclear, space and defence associations
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Space travel microbes turn urine into polymers
Researchers are trying to develop yeast that could convert human waste into food for long space flights
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Enceladus seen expelling methanol into space
Surprise discovery in the moon’s gaseous plumes
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What can we learn from asteroids?
Flying space rocks could hold the answer to the origins of life
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New ion trap method sets its sights on Mars
Technique that extends capabilities of existing instruments without physically modifying them could benefit origin-of-life studies on Mars
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Opinion
Did life emerge from hell on Earth?
Why our origins may lie in the Hadean era, 4 billion years ago
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Watery atmosphere discovered on Neptune-sized exoplanet
Data from Hubble and Spitzer telescopes gives clues to planet’s formation
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Tools 3D printed using mock-up Mars dust
Working with extraterrestrial materials could be an important part of future space exploration
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Lost 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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Oxygen 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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New type of metal–organic compound discovered in meteorites
Magnesium complex could offer new insights into formation of our solar system
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Organic compounds found on dwarf planet Ceres
Spectral signatures detected by Dawn space probe
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New evidence backs early formation theory for the moon
Isotope analysis reveals the moon is hundreds of millions of years older than some estimates suggest