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A new study suggests that organic molecules detected on Saturn's moon Enceladus could be a result of radiation-driven chemistry, complicating the search for extraterrestrial life.

A new study published in Nature reveals that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected a rare chemical molecule in ...

How do you control a nuclear space propulsion system? Very carefully. To help with this, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...

The lead author, Sylvia Protopapa, a chief scientist at the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI), explained that methane dominates Makemake's frozen surface and is now also found in the gas phase above ...

Instead of using solid fuel elements, this innovative design uses liquid uranium fuel to heat the rocket propellant directly.

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