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The search for extraterrestrial life continues! The latest insights come from our rover friend Curiosity which landed on Mars in 2012. While there may not be fresh liquid water, recent chemical experiments suggest the presence of some salt liquid water just below the Martian surface.
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posted by Suzie Chhouk
Ever since we took our first steps on the moon in 1969, scientists have been analyzing moon rocks and comparing their compositions with rocks on Earth to determine whether our Moon is a chunk of Earth that broke off or some other foreign space rock. In the past, most scientists thought the Moon was largely the latter... but recent chemical analysis tells a different story...??
from SciShow posted by Suzie Chhouk That's right - there is alcohol in our very own Milky Way! There isn't some sort of bar out there, however, all that dirty space dust can catalyze reactions to form complex molecules. Scientists suspect this may be the mechanism for the synthesis of amino acids - the basic building block for proteins... and maybe even life! from SciShow Space posted by Suzie Chhouk I know this section is devoted to chemistry related to the Earth, but I would also like to use this space to introduce the chemistry we understand of the universe as well. Plasma is the fourth state of matter - and the most common state of matter in the universe! Yet, we don't hear so much about it in our most basic chemistry classes... but that's probably because we didn't even know about until the late 19th century. Have no fear, Michael from SciShow explains! from SciShow
posted by Suzie Chhouk This episode of SciShow news explores some exotic chemistry - the world's oldest water source and the rarest element. Hint: the former is approximately 1.5 billion years old and can potentially support life, and the latter can potentially be used to vaporize cancer!
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