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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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FEB 28, 2022Space & Astronomy
The search for life beyond Earth has reached a fever pitch, with possible locations to find even microbial life being Ma ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 24, 2022Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters presents the first detection ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.FEB 18, 2022Space & Astronomy
February 18, 1930, is a truly historic day for science, as this was the day Pluto was officially discovered by Clyde W T ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 14, 2022Space & Astronomy
Recently, we explored our history of wonder for Mars and humanity’s fascination with the Red Planet dating back to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 26, 2022Space & Astronomy
The discovery of new exoplanets (aka planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system) are becoming a common regular ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 01, 2021Space & Astronomy
When a small or medium-sized star reaches the end of its life, it becomes a white dwarf. Suns produce energy by fusing h ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 31, 2021Space & Astronomy
Water can assume an astonishing array of conformations. It can be a liquid, vapor, or different kinds of solids. Scienti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2021Microbiology
Microbes can be used like little factories to churn out important or valuable chemicals. Now researchers are learning ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2021Chemistry & Physics
While our solar system is relatively calm and inert, some sun-like stars out there will literally eat the planets in the ...Written By: Hannah DanielAPR 08, 2021Space & Astronomy
You may know that the human body is made up of elements that almost all originated in stars, and many of those elements ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2021Space & Astronomy
It's thought that most carbon found in space is contained in big molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ( ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2021Space & Astronomy
Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx have spent years trying to intercept asteroids & collect samples. This meteor made it a little ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A common entity that connects everything from majestically looking galaxies and nebula to the enormously diversified bio ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 19, 2020Space & Astronomy
Mars was once a planet with oceans of water. So what happened to all of it? Researchers used a tool called MAVEN (Mars A ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2020Space & Astronomy
Back in 2017, scientists theorized that elements heavier than iron- such as gold- came to be following a collision betwe ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that humans and other terrestrial mammals might have trouble identifying and responding to mi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
If you were following space news outlets back in 2017, then you likely heard about the particularly odd cigar-shaped spa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 17, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Sun is just one of countless stars that exist in our universe. But it’s one of the most prominent because it&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 12, 2020Space & Astronomy
Many of the world’s greatest science fiction films depict massive battles in outer space between starships and eve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 10, 2020Space & Astronomy
When you think of stellar systems, you might be inclined to think of a system like our own with just one star, or perhap ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2020Space & Astronomy
There are literally dozens upon dozens of natural satellites orbiting the planets in our solar system, but only one of t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2020Space & Astronomy
Outer space is chock-full of stars and planets orbiting them, but there’s a fine line between what makes a star a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope has officially spent three decades in outer space, making it one of the most renowned space o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2020Space & Astronomy
When the interstellar comet 2l/Borisov made its first appearance in our solar system, astronomers were quick to turn the ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The search for life beyond Earth has reached a fever pitch, with possible locations to find even microbial life being Ma
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 24, 2022
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters presents the first detection
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
FEB 18, 2022
Space & Astronomy
February 18, 1930, is a truly historic day for science, as this was the day Pluto was officially discovered by Clyde W T
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 14, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Recently, we explored our history of wonder for Mars and humanity’s fascination with the Red Planet dating back to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 26, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The discovery of new exoplanets (aka planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system) are becoming a common regular
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 01, 2021
Space & Astronomy
When a small or medium-sized star reaches the end of its life, it becomes a white dwarf. Suns produce energy by fusing h
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 31, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Water can assume an astonishing array of conformations. It can be a liquid, vapor, or different kinds of solids. Scienti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes can be used like little factories to churn out important or valuable chemicals. Now researchers are learning ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
While our solar system is relatively calm and inert, some sun-like stars out there will literally eat the planets in the
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
APR 08, 2021
Space & Astronomy
You may know that the human body is made up of elements that almost all originated in stars, and many of those elements
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2021
Space & Astronomy
It's thought that most carbon found in space is contained in big molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx have spent years trying to intercept asteroids & collect samples. This meteor made it a little
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A common entity that connects everything from majestically looking galaxies and nebula to the enormously diversified bio
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Mars was once a planet with oceans of water. So what happened to all of it? Researchers used a tool called MAVEN (Mars A
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Back in 2017, scientists theorized that elements heavier than iron- such as gold- came to be following a collision betwe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that humans and other terrestrial mammals might have trouble identifying and responding to mi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
If you were following space news outlets back in 2017, then you likely heard about the particularly odd cigar-shaped spa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 17, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is just one of countless stars that exist in our universe. But it’s one of the most prominent because it&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Many of the world’s greatest science fiction films depict massive battles in outer space between starships and eve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 10, 2020
Space & Astronomy
When you think of stellar systems, you might be inclined to think of a system like our own with just one star, or perhap
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2020
Space & Astronomy
There are literally dozens upon dozens of natural satellites orbiting the planets in our solar system, but only one of t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Outer space is chock-full of stars and planets orbiting them, but there’s a fine line between what makes a star a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope has officially spent three decades in outer space, making it one of the most renowned space o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2020
Space & Astronomy
When the interstellar comet 2l/Borisov made its first appearance in our solar system, astronomers were quick to turn the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard