Atomic oxygen, a highly reactive species prevalent in low Earth orbit (LEO), poses a persistent challenge to the durability of spacecraft materials. The erosive nature of atomic oxygen results in ...

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This study demonstrates how gold and titanium dioxide nanoparticles can improve radiotherapy effectiveness in oxygen-poor tumors, addressing hypoxia-linked resistance.

For the first time in four decades, a team of researchers has found atomic oxygen lingering in the upper Martian atmosphere. But don't get carried away too quickly — atomic oxygen is very different ...

An instrument onboard the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) detected atomic oxygen in the atmosphere of Mars for the first time in 40 years. These atoms were found in the upper ...