Using sophisticated atomic calculation techniques, which combine quantum and classical mechanics, Guallar’s team has determined how, against what was commonly accepted, the affinity for oxygen ...

However, in new research that furthers our understanding of the planet's atmospheric evolution, astronomers announced they've directly detected the presence of atomic oxygen in both the day and ...

An instrument onboard the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) detected atomic oxygen in the atmosphere of Mars for the first time since the last observation 40 years ago.