Scientists analyze the scents of space, from the nearby planets to the earth to those who have been hundreds of light years away, to learn about the composition of the universe.

And as they have found one of the most dirty planets, it is Jupiter. ‘It’s like a smell bomb’, Says Marina Barsenila.

Zeus, the largest planet of the solar system, has a lot of layersthe scientist explains, noting that each layer has a different chemical composition.

The first layer, may be tempting as it has sweet aromaBut the smell “gets worse as you go deeper,” he describes, according to the BBC. “You would probably wish you had died before you got to the point where you would be crushed by the pressure”he says.

‘The upper layer of the cloud, we believe it consists of ammonia ice‘, The scientist continues, likening the smell to that of ‘cat urine”

Then as you go downstairs you meet ammonium sulphide. Then you have ammonia and uncle together – ‘A combination made in hell. ”

The sulfur compounds are known as responsible for the odor of rotten eggs.

‘If you could explore even deeper’, Continue, you would meet the characteristic stripes and turbulence of For.

“Zeus has these thick strips that are colored. We believe that some of these colors may be created by Ammonia and phosphorus jets‘explains.

There is also somebody there may be some complex organic molecules called tholinesrelated to the petrol. Thus, Jupiter, she says, can also have a note “oil“Me by ‘garlic“

Barcelina is a space scientist, perfume designer and a doctoral student of astrobiology at the University of Westmistter, London. In the early years of the study of the universe, she caught herself wondering “How would this smell? “ Then she realized that she had the molecules in her workshop and could create the same conditions.

Thus, along with her academic work, which is to seek signs of life on Mars, The scientist dealt with the design of perfumes that recreate the odor of space For the latest exhibition of the London Museum of Natural History entitled “Space: Could there be life beyond Earth?”

OR Helenthe first British astronaut remembers the journey he had made to the Soviet Mir.

Helen Sharman

Helen Sarman

As he said, there was a characteristic smell at the space station that many astronauts reported after a space walk.

‘It reminded me of the times when I was child and I was going through a car workshop‘, says Sarman. ‘I could smell some welding that was done – this smell of metal in the air ».

Other astronauts have described a smell that looks like burnt meat, gunpowder or burnt electric cables.

But what is causing this smell remains a mystery. A possible explanation, says Sarman, is that it is caused by oxidation.

“The atmosphere, the environment, just around the space station, is almost empty, but not completely at this height. What we have in the residual atmosphere is individual oxygen ‘, explains.

Atomic oxygen – or individual oxygen atoms – may adhere to space uniform or to the tools of an astronaut. During the reassessment of the space station, individual oxygen atoms are combined with the O2 in the cabin, creating ozone (O3).

‘Once he reacts, you get this ozone smell’, He says.

And we here on earth can also smell ozone. Have you ever noticed the metallic smell of static electricity immediately after a storm? This is ozone, he explains.

Another probability is that the Sarman inhaled the people of a star who was dying. When a star dies, it releases a huge amount of energy. During this process, the star produces polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS), which hover in the universe and contribute to the creation of new comets, planets and stars.

In the earth, the Pahs exist in fossil fuelssuch as carbonthe crude oil and the petroland are often formed during the incomplete burning of organic materials.

‘If you burn your food’, says Barcelina “This is the kind of molecule you create. When the stars die, their burning creates the same type of molecules. Then they hover in space forever. ” Many of these compounds have a solvent -like odor or odor garlicwhile others are more reminiscent of burned plastic or asphalt.

As space is endless, there are many scents, very different.

The chemical analysis of the atmosphere of Titanof the largest moon of Saturn, indicates that It smells sweet almonds, gasoline and rotten fish.

On the other hand, the planet HD 189733 B, which is about 64 years of light from Earth smells very bad, like a rotten egg.

As Barcelina says, the detection of cosmic chemicals can not only give us vital details about the composition of the universe, but also to where to look for life.

But it is not necessary to travel in space to find out how they smell, as many of their scents are familiar and we meet them on earth.