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Astronomy

Astronomers devise an experiment to understand the original inception of oxygen

With help from next-generation particle accelerators, the approach may nail down the rate of oxygen production in the universe

Deep Space

What level of oxygen is indicative of life on an exoplanet?

We take a look at the atmospheres of some distant worlds to find out

Deep Space

Astronomers detect the most distant oxygen ever discovered

This oxygen detection provides strong evidence that star formation occurred just 250 million years after the Big Bang

Space Exploration

What would happen if an astronaut took off their helmet in space?

Hint: it’s not good news

Deep Space

Record-breaking, low-oxygen galaxy provides snapshot into early universe

Dwarf galaxy J0811+4730 may serve well as a proxy for better understanding the developing chemistry of the young cosmos

Solar System

Mercury’s poles likely to hold more ice than previously thought

Research over the past three decades has suggested that water is frozen on the first rock from the Sun

News

Universe found to be turning a shade of green

Astronomers have found that the earliest galaxies have been turning an unusual colour

News

Source of mysterious ‘fast radio burst’ revealed for the first time

“Now we can do real astrophysical analysis on the burst source and the galaxy that harbours it,” says James Cordes of Cornell University

News

Venus-like exoplanet could have oxygen atmosphere

New research suggests that GJ 1132b’s atmosphere has a thin wispy atmosphere baked to a temperature of around 450 degrees Fahrenheit

News

Astronomers detect oxygen in “most distant galaxy” yet

Quantifying the gas is key to understanding how matter cycles in and out of galaxies

News

Most distant signs of oxygen in the universe discovered

The new discovery provides a glimpse into what the universe was like in ancient times

News

Galaxies found to eject hefty elements into space

Galaxies “waste” large amounts of material generated by star formation, according to new research

Deep Space

Could an exploding star kill all life on Earth?

We find out if a supernova could kick-start a mass extinction

Space Exploration

How long can we live in space for?

We find out how long astronauts can feasibly spend on board the Space Station

News

Hottest and most massive double star found by ground-based telescope

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, a binary star with two extreme components has been discovered

Deep Space

“The suitability for human life on a super-Earth is always a possibility,” says exoplanet hunter

We spoke to Professor Abel Méndez at the Planetary Habitability Laboratory at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, to learn more about the potential for life on super-Earths

Deep Space

What’s the Vela supernova remnant hiding?

We zoomed into this fascinating structure and took a look

Solar System

Would we have been able to live on early Mars?

We take a look at whether early Mars was suitable for life as we know it

Solar System

Why do scientists think there is a chance of life existing on Europa?

What lurks beneath this mysterious moon of Jupiter?

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