07 July 2017
Unexpected large methanol find near Enceladus
... have sparked exciting possibilities for their habitability. But in this case, our findings suggest that that methanol is being created by further chemical reactions once the plume is ejected into space, making it unlikely it is an indication for...
31 January 2018
Surprise find of complex organic molecules in LMC
...formate. The team also found a clear indication that methanol is also present – a species that had previously been...considered a relatively simple compound compared to its larger counterparts, even methanol (CH3OH) has a role to play in the creation of...
14 February 2020
Arrokoth helps resolve longstanding controversy on Solar System evolution
... Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona and colleagues have found that Arrokoth’s uniformly red, cold, surface is covered with methanol ice and unidentified complex organic molecules. Although water was not detected on Arrokoth, Grundy and colleagues...
July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
... was developed. A small thruster, Hecht used nitrous oxide as an oxidizer in combination with aqueous methyl alcohol (28 percent methanol) fuel. It was intended for military applications. The small bipropellant engine was never used in a weapon due...
29 June 2016
Researchers detect interstellar organic materials being fed into a young planetary system
... a clear rotation motion specific to the ring structure.” It has long been postulated that organic molecules like methanol (CH3OH) form in diffuse gas clouds floating between stars which are then preserved on the surfaces of dust...
24 September 2021
New reactor could turn Mars' atmosphere into rocket fuel
... as much fuel, which is very heavy," Wu says. "And in the future, you'll need other fuels. So we can produce methanol from carbon dioxide and use them to produce other downstream materials. Then maybe one day we could...
