These findings could also impact research beyond astrochemistry ... However, there are so many organic molecules in these diffuse molecular clouds that it’s possible a lot of H₃⁺ is still ...

DC to inform the chemical sciences and engineering community about discoveries being made in astrochemistry. Specifically, the workshop will (1) examine how discoveries of novel molecules and reaction ...

Matter is made up of very small parts called atoms. Atoms can combine in different numbers and in different ways to make different molecules. Atoms and molecules make up all of the different ...

Nature has some peculiar ways of creating molecules. Many molecules, such as DNA, proteins, and sugars, have a property called chirality. Basically, chiral molecules are molecules that are shaped such ...

This ACS Webinar is moderated by David Woon of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is co-produced with the ACS PHYS Astrochemistry Subdivision.

"H 3 + is essential for astrochemistry, from the birth of stars to the formation of many organic molecules," said Dantus, an MSU Research Foundation Professor in MSU's Department of Chemistry.