Despite the generally hostile nature of the environments involved, chemistry does occur in
space. Molecules are seen in environments that span a wide range of physical and chemical …

The ice giants Uranus and Neptune are the least understood class of planets in our solar
system but the most frequently observed type of exoplanets. Presumed to have a small rocky …

Cassini revealed that Saturn's Moon Enceladus hosts a subsurface ocean that meets the
accepted criteria for habitability with bio-essential elements and compounds, liquid water …

Several technologies are being developed to examine the intramolecular isotopic structures
of molecules (ie, site-specific and multiple substitution), but limitations in sample size and …

Expectations for continuous miniaturization in mass spectrometry are not declining for years.
Portable instruments are highly welcome by the industry, science, space agencies, forensic …

This review describes the principles and summarizes the challenges of analytical methods
based on optical emission spectroscopy (OES) in space applications, with a particular focus …

This review is devoted to trapping mass spectrometry wherein ions are confined by
electromagnetic fields for prolonged periods of time within limited volume, with mass …

Astrobiology missions to ocean worlds in our solar system must overcome both scientific and
technological challenges due to extreme temperature and radiation conditions, long …

For the last four decades space exploration missions have searched for molecular life on
planetary surfaces beyond Earth. Often pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry …

The entry of the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft into orbit around Saturn in July 2004 marked
the start of a golden era in the exploration of Titan, Saturn's giant moon. During the Prime …