Prior to the restrictions imposed by the US on ethane exports, about half of all US ethane exports went to China, where it is used as a cheaper feedstock for plastic manufacturing. 

Enterprise Products gets US approval to resume ethane exports to China

The companies in United States are now authorised to load ethane onto tankers and transport it toward China, but restrict unloading the cargo at Chinese ports without explicit government approval.

US loosens ethane export ban to China; conditions applied

The floating "magic islands" of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, have long intrigued scientists. But a new study now seems to clear the air over these islands and what constitutes them.

'Magic islands' on Titan look like Swiss cheese. They are simply snow clusters

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