Rivaling TNT: Scientists Discover Bizarre “Magic Molecules” With Explosive Potential
Skoltech scientists discovered over 200 carbon-oxygen compounds with high energy potential, some rivaling TNT, offering new ...
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The Longest Molecules Ever Have Been Found On Mars, Meaning Life May Have Been Possible There
NASA’s Curiosity rover has unearthed the longest molecules ever found on Mars. They date to 3.7 billion years ago, which […] ...
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Largest organic molecules ever found on Mars confirm that life can form there
Curiosity found large organic molecules in a 2013 Mars rock sample. These fragments suggest Mars had the right chemistry for ...
Bizarre compounds of oxygen and carbon with explosive potential revealed
Skoltech researchers have theoretically investigated the wide range of molecules that oxygen and carbon atoms can form in ...
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Curiosity Mars rover discovers largest organic molecules ever seen on Red Planet
While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...
NASA's Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...
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Longest molecules ever found on Mars may be remnants of building blocks of life
NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced ...
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unearths Largest Organic Compounds Ever Found on Mars
For more than a decade, a robotic explorer has been traveling across Mars, quietly collecting clues about a time when the Red ...
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NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars
Fatty acids are long, linear hydrocarbon molecules with a carboxyl group (COOH) at one end and a methyl group (CH3) at the other, forming a chain of carbon and hydrogen atoms. A fat molecule ...