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Stitched BF-STEM micrograph of sample A0461-01-FIB02 with the typical observed OM morphologies marked. a – globular OM in various sizes and textures, b – fragmented globular OM, c – irregular

A: Schematic of the ultra-high vacuum chamber used for electron irradiation experiments of Europan ice analogs. B: Shift in the resonant frequency of the QCM during co-deposition of H2O and

New observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have investigated the nature of the powerful gamma-ray burst GRB 190114C by studying its environment. Shown in this artist’s conception, gamma-ray bursts are

Mass-Radius plot of asteroids, moons, planets, brown dwarfs and low-mass stars. From nearly 5600 exoplanets listed in the PHL-HWC database, 1504 are categorized as terrestrial worlds (orange dots), 2609 as

Graphical abstract — ACS Earth and Space Chemistry Unraveling life’s origin involves finding environments that can form and preserve organic molecules, with hydrothermal systems offering a likely setting. Terrestrial mineral