For the first time ever, scientists captured oxygen alone in water

The oxidative power makes atomic oxygen useful for a number of fields and industries, but scientists don’t know all the ...
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Scientists isolated oxygen inside water for the first time ever

For the first time, researchers have managed to isolate and directly observe individual oxygen atoms inside liquid water, ...
New Atlas

Watch: First nanoscale video of hydrogen and oxygen atoms forming water

We all know the equation – hydrogen plus oxygen equals water. But now scientists have captured molecular-scale video of that famous meeting in action, which could lead to a new way to generate large ...
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If Mars had life, it may not have needed oxygen to survive — study

Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere does more than provide the foundation for complex life. The oxygen in the atmosphere is so reactive that it readily combines with other chemical elements. Together, they ...
Inverse

Scientists discover a potential new oxygen source on exoplanets — but it doesn’t guarantee aliens

Finding oxygen in an exoplanet’s atmosphere is a clue that life may be at work. On Earth, photosynthetic organisms absorb carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water and produce sugars and starches for energy ...
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Saturn’s A Ring has oxygen, but not life

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Data from the Cassini-Huygens satellite showing oxygen ions in the atmosphere around Saturn’s rings suggests once again that molecular oxygen alone isn’t a reliable indicator of ...