methane
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Keeping super-cold liquid oxygen and methane stable in the vacuum of space, then transferring them between spacecraft, is one of the most demanding engineering challenges in the programme.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
That adds methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Energy producers separate it out from methane, nitrogen and other gases, then ship it as a supercooled liquid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Gas fields, LNG tankers, pipelines, and distribution lines also give rise to massive leaks of methane -- a gas with an even greater global warming potential than CO2.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane in my gut churned.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing methane
Global Climate Change - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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The Carbon Cycle
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