Space and planetary science – Page 11
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NewsNew Horizons sees red over Pluto’s atmosphere
Reaction of methane breakdown products are responsible for the dwarf planet’s rosy hue
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FeatureMade to measure
Emma Stoye investigates how instruments for space exploration are built and how the technology brings benefits down to Earth
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ResearchTelescope detects ionised carbon in early galaxies
Dust discovery reveals youthful universe went through a rapid process of evolution
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FeatureChasing stardust
Molecules in deep space are very small and very far away, as Matthew Gunther discovers
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ResearchConfirmation of buckyballs in the Milky Way
Gas-phase spectra clears up decades old mystery of unidentified absorption bands in our galaxy
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FeatureChemical life support
Keeping astronauts alive requires some clever chemistry, as Katharine Sanderson discovers
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OpinionFluorine in space
Henrik Jönsson explains why fluorine holds a unique place in the understanding the history of the universe
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FeatureGetting the measure of Mars
Sophisticated analytical chemistry is studying our neighbouring planet, as Andy Extance discovers
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ResearchNew Horizons detects methane on Pluto
Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft makes its first detection of methane on Pluto
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ResearchSpace-like conditions give rise to metabolic precursors
Study suggests that vitamin B3 and quinolinic acid could have originated in interstellar ices
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ResearchEarly Earth collision could clear up two geological mysteries
Smash-up with Mercury-like body could have ignited nuclear dynamo at Earth’s centre and explain isotope discrepancy
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ResearchChemicals formed on meteorites may have started life on Earth
Simple chemical turned into DNA bases and other precursors to life on simulated meteorite surface
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ResearchComet 67P’s carbon blanket promises solar system birth insights
Rosetta probe suggests comet contains complex organic compounds similar to those found in nebula that spawned the sun and planets
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ResearchDNA survives extreme heat of rocket re-entry
Discovery might spell trouble for extraterrestrial life hunters faced with terrestrial contamination problems
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ResearchPhilae detects organics on comet's surface
Scientists get first measurements from historic comet landing
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News
Precious science cargo lost in rocket explosion
Several research projects slated for the International Space Station destroyed when Antares rocket fails
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - November 2014
We speak to Eric Betzig about his Nobel prize-winning research, and find out how thermoelectric materials can be made more efficient
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ResearchSolar wind whips up water on moon
Isotopic analysis shows that water on Earth’s satellite is created by proton bombardment