Space & Astronomy

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Chemistry World August 5, 2015 Adam Brownsell	From space, knowledge The investment in space exploration has a solid defense in its terrestrial benefits. There have been myriad transfers of technology and innovations from space programs to everyday life.
Chemistry World July 30, 2015 Andy Extance	Philae poses comet chemistry conundrum As the Philae lander bounced across comet 67P/Churyumov -- Gerasimenko's surface in November last year, two chemical instruments were able to take tentative -- but intriguingly contradictory -- sniffs of its environment.
Chemistry World July 28, 2015 Matthew Gunther	New Horizons sees red over Pluto's atmosphere Pluto's glowering red atmosphere may be harboring a complex concoction of hydrocarbons, according to the latest images from Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft.
Chemistry World July 27, 2015 Katrina Kramer	A space traveller's guide to the solar system Mark Thompson will take you on a holiday around our solar system in his new book, A space traveler's guide to the solar system -- a journey that promises to be both terrifying and awe-inspiring.
Chemistry World July 23, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Telescope detects ionised carbon in early galaxies An international team of radio astronomers has detected the first faint trace of ionized carbon in the early universe.
Fast Company Rose Pastore	The Lonely Quest For Alien Life Just Got A Huge Cash Infusion The alien-hunting program called Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or SETI, has just received a promise of $100 million over the next decade from Yuri Milner, a Russian venture capitalist.
Chemistry World July 16, 2015 Emma Stoye	Confirmation of buckyballs in the Milky Way The presence of buckyballs in the Milky Way has been confirmed by scientists who matched the absorption spectra of C 60 + ions to two previously unidentified absorption features in spectra of the interstellar medium that were identified over 20 years ago.
Fast Company Pavithra Mohan	Here Are The First Up-Close Photos Of Pluto Look through the slideshow to see the stunning shots.
Chemistry World July 9, 2015 Henrik Jonsson	Fluorine in Space Fluorine is more than just the stuff that keeps your teeth in good health: it is a cosmic marker that can tell us where the Universe has come from and where it might go from here.
Chemistry World July 3, 2015 Rebecca Trager	New Horizons detects methane on Pluto The infrared spectrometer on board NASA's Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has detected frozen methane on the dwarf planet's surface.
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