November 2025
Searching for life beyond Earth
...should be looking for in exoplanet atmospheres? There isn’t a definitive answer to this question. Oxygen is often favoured, but for every advocate of oxygen, there’s likely someone who can propose a counterargument. It’s a way to challenge and refine...
29 June 2015
SpaceX Falcon 9 failure: will launch markets and manned spaceflight be affected?
... of a thorough investigation before definite conclusions are made: There was an overpressure event in the upper stage liquid oxygen tank. Data suggests counterintuitive cause. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 28, 2015 The failure of the rocket is the...
08 March 2016
Falcon 9 Successfully Launches SES-9
...issues associated with the rocket’s use of “supercooled” liquid oxygen. The February 28th launch attempt was cancelled immediately after main... a low thrust alarm. According to Musk, the liquid oxygen had warmed during a half-hour long delay in the ...
23 March 2016
Could an encounter with a passing dark molecular cloud be responsible for killing off the dinosaurs?
..., is in the form of elemental ratios such as oxygen isotopes and high strontium ratios that correspond with climate cooling... strontium in the continental crust. In addition, the oxygen isotope ratios correspond to the demise of planktonic and benthic...
