"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...
A team of astronomers, led by researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), has uncovered an unexpected and intricate network of tangled, supersonic filaments within a ...
Fullerenes were first discovered by Harry Kroto in the 1970s, for which he and his colleagues received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Recently, fullerenes have been detected in the stellar winds of red ...
New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...
The protostar is launching the longest outburst ever seen at 32 light-years long.
Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. The mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cells, and that power is ...
An international team of researchers used NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, to make maps of the ring of molecular clouds that encircles the nucleus of galaxy IC 342. The ...