19 May 2021
Scientists unexpectedly find heavy metal vapour in comets throughout our Solar System, and beyond
... the constituents of water – material left over from when the planets formed – such as carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH4), and ammonia (NH3). Even when close to the Sun, these gases do not change ...
March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
...how can biotechnology support and benefit future space missions? Carbon dioxide (CO2) is exhaled by humans while breathing and ..., a photosynthetic cyanobacterium, which uses CO2 as a carbon source and sunlight for energy, produces sugar for another...
June 2020
Titan’s evolving atmosphere
...and processes therein leading to the formation of organics. The atmosphere also includes small amounts of exogenous carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and water. The complex refractory organic compounds combine and aggregate in the atmosphere where they...
January 2021
Taking out the trash in space
... produced from the flight experiment was largely consistent with lab testing, the primary products being carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. Trace compounds that were also produced are being researched and fully understood for...
November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
...projects, initiatives and decision-making. Starting in the atmosphere, satellites can detect levels of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, and what impact rising levels are having on humans, animals and the environment. Additionally...
13 November 2019
Curiosity uncovers oxygen mystery on Mars
... – SAM has deducted that Mar’s atmosphere is composed of: 95% by volume of carbon dioxide (CO2), 2.6% molecular nitrogen (N2), 1.9% argon (Ar), 0.16% molecular oxygen (O2), and 0.06% carbon monoxide (CO). SAM’s analysis also reveals how this thin and...
