25 October 2016
Microsatellite launched by Shenzhou-11 mission
... astronauts. The experiments conducted by the mission have so far included a space-to-ground quantum communication test and a plant cultivation experiment in space. Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (left) and Chen Dong (right) prior to launch. Credit...
02 October 2017
New molecule discovery may have implications for chemistry on Earth
... that its presence points to potential signs of life beyond our planet. On Earth chloromethane can be emitted by tropical plants and peat bogs, but this recent discovery shows that the compound can also form abiotically...
01 December 2017
Search for life more difficult than previously assumed
... is one such molecule 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...
12 December 2017
Trump signs Space Policy Directive 1
... part of the mission and who was present at the signing yesterday. “This time we will not only plant our flag and leave our footprint, we will establish a foundation for an eventual mission to Mars and perhaps...
