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Space telescope detects methane on interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS
Jun 2, 2026The object, which became the topic of intense study and debate last year, is still throwing up some surprises.
Surprising discovery finds evidence of activity on distant dwarf planet
Sep 29, 2025Scientists have discovered evidence of methane gas on Makemake - a tiny world situated beyond the orbit of Pluto.
First active sea-bed methane leak discovered
Jul 23, 2020Scientists have identified what is believed to be the first example of methane leaking from the sea floor.
Mystery oxygen fluctuations detected on Mars
Nov 13, 2019The long-running mystery of methane on Mars has now been joined by another perplexing enigma - oxygen.
Rover detects mystery methane spike on Mars
VIDEO Jun 23, 2019NASA's long-lived Curiosity rover picked up the sudden and unexpected spike of methane on Wednesday.
Mystery surrounds hunt for methane on Mars
Apr 11, 2019Despite methane being detected on Mars previously, more recent scans have revealed no sign of it at all.
Mars methane has been independently verified
Apr 1, 2019Scientists have confirmed via ESA's Mars Express probe that Curiosity did detect methane on the Red Planet.
Mystery of methane on Mars deepens further
Dec 23, 2018Despite the detection of methane in 2003 and 2014, the latest findings have revealed no evidence of it at all.
Lake has so much methane you can set it on fire
VIDEO Sep 29, 2018Esieh Lake in northern Alaska is releasing so much trapped methane that you can literally set the air ablaze.
Dunes of frozen methane discovered on Pluto
Jun 1, 2018The enigmatic dwarf planet is home to a 'riot of processes' that continue to surprise researchers.
Proof of life on Mars may come 'within months'
VIDEO Apr 29, 2018ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter has started its mission to seek out traces of biologically-produced methane on Mars.
Mars probe to begin hunt for signs of alien life
Apr 11, 2018The European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter will be starting its mission within the next two weeks.
Methane on Enceladus could be from alien life
Mar 1, 2018New laboratory experiments have added support to the idea that microbes could be living on Saturn's icy moon.
Scientists develop new alien-hunting method
Jan 25, 2018A lack of carbon monoxide on a methane-rich world could indicate the presence of extraterrestrial life.
Saturn's rings are raining down methane
Oct 18, 2017NASA has revealed the discovery of methane and other chemicals in the gas giant's upper atmosphere.
Mystery methane surge is due to flatulent cows
Oct 2, 2017A new US study has revealed that cow flatulence is responsible for a recent rise in atmospheric methane.
Bermuda Triangle 'bubbles' theory debunked
Apr 28, 2017Physicist Helen Czerski has cast doubt on one of the most popular theories about the Bermuda Triangle.
Mars methane spike 'not a seasonal event'
May 18, 2016A mysterious spike of methane picked up by the Curiosity rover two years ago has yet to reoccur.
Could methane explain the Bermuda Triangle ?
Mar 14, 2016A new discovery off the coast of Norway could help to solve the long-running Bermuda Triangle mystery.
Does life exist beneath the Martian soil ?
Jun 17, 2015Scientists have identified traces of methane inside space rocks that are thought to have come from Mars.
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