29 July 2020
Puzzling new gas signatures found on Mars
...amounts of methane at Mars,” he adds. Similarly, observing ozone in the range where TGO hunts for methane is another ...scientists to build a more detailed view of ozone’s role in the planet’s climate. “Ozone and CO2 are important in Mars’ atmosphere. ...
01 December 2017
Search for life more difficult than previously assumed
...that could be used as a biogenic tracer of life that indicates the presence of oxygen-producing plants or bacteria. On Earth, ozone is widely spread across the planet and it plays an important role by keeping harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays at bay. But...
23 December 2020
Harmful stellar flares might not prevent life on exoplanets after all, new study says
...the universe, as robust stellar flares have the ability to deplete and destroy atmospheric gases, such as ozone (O3). Ozone is a key molecule on Earth as it helps block harmful levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from reaching the ground. If allowed...
23 August 2021
Earth's magnetic field weakens every 200 million years, new study says
... in strength allows more energetic particles into the upper atmosphere, which results in a break down of the ozone layer. The stratospheric ozone layer is Earth's “sunscreen” and without one, there is nothing to help shield life on Earth from...
October 2017
Tracking air pollution and monitoring climate change
...) - have been selected to monitor key tropospheric constituents (such as nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, ozone, etc) that are important products for the monitoring and forecasting of air quality. These have an impact...
February 2022
Building space-qualified detector chips
...poorest inhospitable. Also important, however, are the levels of ozone which protect us all from damaging UV radiation and the ... wide range of pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, ozone, formaldehyde, sulphur dioxide, methane and carbon monoxide can...
