Is methane the key to finding life on other worlds?
How would detecting methane help astronomers identify if exoplanets, or even exomoons, have life as we know it, or even as we ...
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An amateur astronomer used an old technique to study Jupiter — and found something strange
Scientists and amateur astronomers have teamed up to upend a long-held assumption that Jupiter's iconic swirling clouds are made of frozen ammonia — a pretty foundational revelation about the gas ...
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Differential Absorption Lidar Systems for Atmospheric Monitoring
Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL ... This mobile system was calibrated to operate at specific wavelengths optimal for detecting methane, achieving background concentration measurements of ...
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Team: Active Sensing
one pulse with a wavelength at which there is strong CH4 absorption, and another with a closely neighbouring wavelength without significant methane absorption. MERLIN measures the backscatter signal ...
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Photoacoustic spectroscopy approach achieves real-time detection of low gas concentrations
In Optica, the researchers report the acquisition of a complete methane spectrum spanning 3,050 ... by analyzing their unique light absorption characteristics, akin to a "fingerprint" for each ...