Astrochemistry
Astrochemistry: the study of the abundance and reactions of chemical elements and molecules in the universe, and their interaction with radiation. The discipline is an overlap of astronomy and chemistry. The word "astrochemistry" may be applied to both the Solar System and the interstellar medium. The formation, atomic and chemical composition, evolution and fate of molecular gas clouds is of special interest, because it is from these clouds that solar systems form.
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NOV 11, 2018Technology
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NOV 11, 2018
Technology
NOV 11, 2018
Trying to capture the attention of alien astronomers sounds like pure pseudoscience or something ripped off the synopsis section of a science fiction novel...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 05, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NOV 05, 2018
Last year, Oumuamua became the first-known interstellar object to be identified by astronomers as it passed through our solar system. At first, astronomers...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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Space & Astronomy
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Just last month, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft poised to send an American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station failed mid-flig...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 02, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
OCT 02, 2018
Iridium is a hard, dense, silver-looking transition metal often found in high abundance in meteorites. When the higher-than-usual amount of iridium (around...
Written By:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
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Space & Astronomy
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Among all the extrasolar systems astronomers have discovered to date, the TRAPPIST-1 system is unquestionably one of the most intriguing. Orbiting the host...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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Anthony Bouchard
