NSF-funded chemical engineer explains oxygen mystery on comets

NSF-funded chemical engineer explains oxygen mystery on comets 05/12/2017 11:49 AM EDT An NSF-funded chemical engineer who normally develops new ways to fabricate microprocessors in computers has figured out how to explain a nagging mystery in space--why comets expel oxygen gas, the same gas we humans breathe. Full story at http://www.caltech.edu/news/caltech-chemical-engineer-explains-oxygen-mystery-comets-61080 Source California Institute of Technology This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111