Tag: chemistry
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Asteroids Vs Earth, Can We Stop An Asteroid?
An asteroid strike on Earth could be prevented by new technology launching into space this year, involving a Queen’s University Belfast scientist. Professor Alan Fitzsimmons from the Astrophysics Research Centre at Queen’s is playing a role in two space missions that will measure how hard it is to deflect an asteroid. He will be telling people about it in an online public talk…
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Could Life Exist In The Clouds Of Jupiter But Not Venus?
Jupiter’s clouds have water conditions that would allow Earth-like life to exist, but this isn’t possible in Venus’ clouds, according to the groundbreaking finding of new research led by a Queen’s University Belfast scientist. For some decades, space exploration missions have looked for evidence of life beyond Earth where we know that large bodies of…