A multi-institutional team of astrophysicists from Germany has made the first direct observation of oxygen atoms in the day side atmosphere of Venus. In their project, reported in the journal Nature ...

Atomic oxygen in low Earth orbit represents one of the most aggressive species encountered by spacecraft, reacting with exposed surfaces to induce erosion, chemical alteration and morphological change ...

A never-before-seen image of individual oxygen atoms dissolved in water has been captured. Scientists used an advanced laser technique called femtosecond two-photon absorption laser-induced ...