The chemical foundations of life could be found in the frigid pockets of molecular clouds that exist in the space between stars, rather than on any planetary bodies. At the University of Aarhus in ...

As part of the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro2020), the Panel on the Interstellar Medium and Star and Planet Formation will identify and articulate the scientific themes that will ...

Research on heliospheric physics and interstellar medium dynamics has advanced our understanding of the complex interaction between the solar wind and the interstellar environment. The heliosphere – a ...

Scientists have detected a narrow structure of hot plasma extending from the Local Hot Bubble surrounding the Sun toward distant regions of the galaxy. The newly observed feature, described as a ...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) form an integral part of the interstellar medium, underpinning many of the unidentified infrared emission features observed throughout the Universe. Comprised ...

Editor's note: NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 a.m. for the launch of NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) space weather missions. Much as ...

It is well known that phosphorus is essential to life’s existence. For this reason, there has been a continued interest in ...

The Voyager spacecraft, on a decades-long journey of exploration, have made an unusual discovery at the edge of our solar system. They’ve detected a layer of hot plasma at the solar system’s boundary, ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Eric Herbst, University of Virginia, during the workshop of "Theory of Electron-Molecule Collisions for Astrophysics, Biophysics and ...