The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...

Metal-containing aerosols are widespread in the Earth's atmosphere, originating from both natural and human sources. These ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar ...

Scientists suspect lightweight dark matter might ionize hydrogen in the Milky Way’s core. This could also explain the 511-keV ...

Oxygen is essential for life and a reactive player in many chemical processes. Accordingly, methods that accurately measure ...

A team of scientists led by Haotian Wang, associate professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering at the George R. Brown ...

The Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone (CMZ), is unlike most of the galaxy. Almost 80 percent of its dense gas is held there, ...

Now, researchers have discovered a strange energy source at the center of our galaxy that could be linked to a different type ...

A recent study evaluated the suitability of pyrolysis–gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC–MS) for detecting and ...

Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

Greenhouse gases are eroding the safe carrying capacity for low Earth orbit, a new study concludes. Moreover, the authors ...