Astrochemistry

The study of chemical processes and signatures in space, helping interpret spectral observations.

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Space
Europa Clipper Eyes 3I/ATLAS

Europa Clipper Eyes 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s Europa Clipper and other spacecraft have returned ultraviolet views of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, validating flight hardware and mapping gas and dust while coordinate…
Space
SPHEREx Maps Sky in 102 Infrared Colors

SPHEREx Maps Sky in 102 Infrared Colors
NASA's SPHEREx mission has completed a full-sky survey in 102 infrared bands, producing a multilayered cosmic atlas that scientists say can turn a flat star chart into a 3D map of…
Space
3I/ATLAS: Iceberg, Engine, or Enigma?

3I/ATLAS: Iceberg, Engine, or Enigma?
New observations of interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS have revealed an odd chemistry, strange light-scattering and sunward jets — and a debate between natural explanations and calls t…
Space
Enceladus: Cassini Finds New Life-Clues

Enceladus: Cassini Finds New Life-Clues
A fresh analysis of Cassini’s ice-grain samples reveals freshly ejected organic intermediates and strengthens the case for hydrothermal chemistry in Enceladus’s subsurface ocean —…