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Submission + - Cassini probe sees plastic ingredient on Titan moon (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Ron024 on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @08:46AM

Ron024 writes: The Cassini probe has detected propene, or propylene, on Saturn's moon Titan. It is the first definitive detection of the plastic ingredient on any moon or planet, other than our home world, says the US space agency (Nasa). The discovery, made by Cassini's infrared spectrometer, is reported in Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Submission + - Tar Pitch Drop Captured on Camera (nature.com)

Submitted by Ron024 on Friday July 19, 2013 @07:41AM

Ron024 writes: How long would you be willing to wait for a drop of the black stuff in Dublin? After 69 years, one of the longest-running laboratory investigations in the world has finally captured the fall of a drop of tar pitch on camera for the first time. A similar, better-known and older experiment in Australia missed filming its latest drop in 2000 because the camera was offline at the time.

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