Who needs lightning? Key biochemicals form from static sparks
In their view, inorganic molecules might have reacted due to energy from the Sun or lightning strikes to form life’s building ...
Astronomy on MSN13h
Why so many spacecraft carry magnetometers
Pictures may enliven us, but other data, such as information about magnetic fields, add a huge amount to our understanding of ...
New Scientist on MSN11h
The surprising new idea behind what sparked life on Earth
We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...
Atmospheric wave-studying mission releases data from first 3,000 orbits
Following the 3,000th orbit of NASA's AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) aboard the International Space Station, researchers ...
Earth.com11h
Cosmic map reveals that the Milky Way's dust has very unusual properties
Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove ...
Science Daily4h
Detailed map of dust in the Milky Way
Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...