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Integrating Course Material and Application: A Progressive Writing Assignment Applied to an Astrochemistry Tutorial

open access: yesPrompt, 2018
A major challenge in teaching is helping students integrate course concepts to understand the big picture of a field and apply those concepts in new situations.
Olivia H. Wilkins, Camillus F. Buzard
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Infrared Spectra and Vapor Pressures of Crystalline C2N2, with Comparisons to Crystalline HCN

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal, 2023
In a continuation of our work on nitriles, we have examined cyanogen (C _2 N _2 ) as a crystalline solid, comparing the results to our recent work on crystalline hydrogen cyanide (HCN).
Reggie L. Hudson, Perry A. Gerakines
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Influences on Infrared Spectra of Benzene Ices for Titan, Comets, and Beyond: Annealings, Artifacts, and Isosbestic Points

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal, 2023
Infrared (IR) spectra are needed for both laboratory and observational studies of extraterrestrial ices, both within the solar system, such as for trans-Neptunian objects, comets, and Titan, and in the interstellar medium.
Reggie L. Hudson, Perry A. Gerakines
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Gas-phase Ortho-to-para Ratio of Formaldehyde Formed at Low Temperatures in Laboratory Ices

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023
The ortho-to-para ratio (OPR) of formaldehyde (H _2 CO) has been used as a probe to estimate the formation temperature of molecules in interstellar, circumstellar, and cometary environments, relying on the assumption that nuclear spin conversion is ...
K. M. Yocum   +4 more
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An Efficient Synthesis of Oxygen-Bridged Spirooxindoles via Microwave-Promoted Multicomponent Reaction

open access: yesMolecules, 2023
A microwave-promoted multicomponent reaction of isatins, α-amino acids and 1,4-dihydro-1,4-epoxynaphthalene is achieved under environmentally friendly conditions, delivering oxygen-bridged spirooxindoles within 15 min in good to excellent yields.
Yaojing Shi, Hua Zhao, Yufen Zhao
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Exploring outer space biophysical phenomena via SpaceLID

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Extensive investigations in outer space have revealed not only how life adapts to the space environment, but also that interesting biophysical phenomena occur. These phenomena affect human health and other life forms (animals, plants, bacteria, and fungi)
Shanshan Wang   +6 more
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Anatomy of Orion Molecular Clouds—The Astrochemistry Perspective/Approach

open access: yesFrontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2021
The Orion molecular cloud (OMC) complex is the nearest and perhaps the best-studied giant molecular cloud complex within which low-mass and massive star formation occur. A variety of molecular species, from diatomic molecules to complex organic molecules
Dipen Sahu, Sheng-Yuan Liu, Tie Liu
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SICOAQ 2024: Launching the First Colombian Astrochemistry Symposium in Bogotá

open access: yesRevista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales
The First Colombian Astrochemistry Symposium (SICOAQ), held in Bogotá in October 2024,brought together 98 participants, including 23 speakers, to foster interdisciplinary collaboration in the rapidly growing field of astrochemistry.
Heidy Mayerly Quitián Lara   +8 more
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Database of space life investigations and bioinformatics of microbiology in extreme environments

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Biological experiments performed in space crafts like space stations, space shuttles, and recoverable satellites has enabled extensive spaceflight life investigations (SLIs).
Junyong Wang   +11 more
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Infrared spectra of methane-containing ice mixtures for JWST data analyses

open access: yesAstronomy & Astrophysics
Context. Solid methane (CH4) is an important molecule in interstellar and planetary environments, serving as a precursor to complex organic compounds, and it is a potential biosignature in exoplanetary studies.
Karteyeva V.   +4 more
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