20 December 2017
Methane-producing microorganisms suggest life in the Universe is common
...and to evolve into more advanced microorganisms,” added Schopf. Oxygen first appeared on Earth approximately half a billion years after... they exist only in places where there is light but no oxygen - a molecule we now have an abundance of since its ...
01 July 2019
Earliest known galaxy merger detected by ALMA
A galaxy which is emitting signals of oxygen, carbon and dust has turned out to be the ...of a merger, but also the earliest galaxy where all three of these signals (oxygen, carbon and dust) have been detected. The youthfulness of this galaxy in its ...
06 April 2020
Planets can form second atmospheres rich in CO, new study shows
...primordial atmosphere with a new second atmosphere rich in carbon and oxygen. In the last few years, scientists have discovered that ... building material smash into one another releasing carbon and oxygen as they bump their way around the belt. These...
November 2018
Monitoring illegal rainforest deforestation
... yet they are home to around half of all living species and provide about 40 percent of the world’s oxygen. Monitoring is vital to map forest cover and identify areas of deforestation and satellites have proved to be valuable tools...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
... aluminium. Its surface seemingly has an abundance of water-ice that can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen and subsequently used for rocket propulsion and life support. It also contains helium-3, an isotope that might...
April 2020
Replacing hydrazine fuel with a greener alternative
... missiles would be the weapons of the future and propellants were needed. Pumping cryogenic propellants like liquid oxygen just before firing was fine for long-range ballistic missiles, but not when it came to short...
