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Amino acid found in the atmosphere of Venus

Amino acids are considered to be prime ingredients in chemistry, leading to life. Glycine is the simplest amino acid and

Adaptive optics control the surfaces of a telescope’s optic – often the main mirror – to take into account the

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet Data from Southwest Research Institute-led instruments

NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission landed on the Red Planet on July 4, 1997. It’s tiny rover, named Sojourner after abolitionist Sojourner Truth,

Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids Time capsules from the birth of our Solar System more than 4

The Moon Is Rusting, and Researchers Want to Know Why While our Moon is airless, research indicates the presence of