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A natural chemistry laboratory in protostar shock waves

  • May 31, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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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.

Originally published at Phys.org

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