A natural chemistry laboratory in protostar shock waves

A natural chemistry laboratory in protostar shock waves

Life exists because elements combine to form complex organic molecules. Astrochemistry studies this process, trying to understand how nature creates carbon-based molecules critical for life. One source for these types of molecules is the outflows emitted by protostars.

A natural chemistry laboratory in protostar shockwaves

Life exists because elements combine to form complex organic molecules. Astrochemistry studies this process, trying to understand how nature creates carbon-based molecules critical for life. One source for these types of molecules is the outflows emitted by protostars. Protostars grow by accreting gas, and while they do so, they also emit energy. Protostars haven’t begun […] The post A natural chemistry laboratory in protostar shockwaves appeare…