Results 31 to 40 of about 207,817 (216)

Technology requirements of exploration beyond Neptune by solar sail propulsion [PDF]

, 2010
This paper provides a set of requirements for the technology development of a solar sail propelled Interstellar Heliopause Probe mission. The mission is placed in the context of other outer solar systems missions, ranging from a Kuiper Belt mission ...
Hughes, G.W., Macdonald, M., McInnes, C.R.   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Cloud-to-cloud Velocity Dispersions Across a Local Arm Segment

The Astrophysical Journal
Using a large sample of 9617 molecular clouds (MCs) from the Milky Way Imaging Scroll Painting survey, we mainly measure one-dimensional cloud-to-cloud velocity dispersions across a 450 deg ^2 segment of the Local Arm in the Galactic second quadrant.
Lixia Yuan, Ji Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Cis–Trans Rotational Isomerism of Formic Acid, Sulfur, and Selenium Analogues and Their Dimers: Chemical Kinetics Under Interstellar Conditions

International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We present chemical kinetic rate constants for the cis to trans isomerisation or rotamerization of monomeric seleno‐, thio‐, and formic acids and that of three of their dimeric species, based on variational transition state theory and multidimensional tunneling calculations in the gas‐phase, from 10 K to 300 K. These provide, firstly, reliable
Judith Wurmel, John M. Simmie
wiley   +1 more source

The Structure of an 80 Parsec Long Massive Filament

The Astronomical Journal
Using new Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique 30 m telescope N _2 H ^+ , C ^18 O J  = 1–0 and Atacama Pathfinder Experiment telescope ^13 CO and C ^18 O J  = 2–1 maps together with archival far-infrared continuum data, and ^12 CO, and ^13 CO J  = 1–
Qian-Ru He, Won-Ju Kim, Gary A. Fuller, Alessio Traficante, Seamus D. Clarke, Yu Gao, Xue-Peng Chen, Min Fang, Ke Wang, En Chen, Tapas Baug, Xiao-Long Wang, Chen Wang, Yong-Xiong Wang   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interstellar processes: Ortho/para conversion, radiative association, and dissociative recombination

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2015
The study of the ortho-to-para ratio of assorted gas-phase interstellar molecules such as H2, H2O, NH3, and H2O+ has gained interest in recent years, based partially on new spectral observations of light hydrides by the Herschel Space Observatory ...
Herbst Eric
doaj   +1 more source

The formation of molecular hydrogen in the interstellar medium [PDF]

, 2010
H2 is the most abundant molecule in the interstellar medium and forms on the surface of interstellar dust grains. Laboratory studies have been conducted of HD formation on a dust grain analogue, which is a highly-oriented pyrolytic graphite surface ...
Islam, F.
core  

From Flybys to Sample Return: A Review of Space Probes and Robotic Sampling Technologies for Small Bodies

Journal of Field Robotics, Volume 43, Issue 7, Page 4475-4514, October 2026.
ABSTRACT As a crucial puzzle piece of deep space exploration, exploring small bodies can provide significant scientific insights and valuable mineral resources. Unlike missions to the Moon and Mars, small‐body missions pose distinct technical challenges, including communication delays, weak gravity, and uncertain environments. This paper reviews a full
Xin Zhang, Hao Zhou, Dalin Zhou, Zhaojie Ju   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tidal Disruption of “Snow Clouds” by Unassociated Stars

The Astrophysical Journal
It has been suggested that star-forming galaxies may host a substantial, dark reservoir of gas in the form of planetary-mass molecular clouds that are so cold that H _2 can condense.
Arthur G. Suvorov, Mark A. Walker
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular filming: A director's grammar for visualizing chemistry in motion

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, Volume 47, Issue 9, Page 1042-1057, September 2026.
Molecular filming names the practice, not just the product, of ultrafast structural science. In deliberate analogy to molecular editing, which rewrites connectivity in space, molecular filming records geometry in time, assembling time‐ordered structural frames into a movie of atomic motion and recasting the field as a grammar of directorial choices ...
Hyotcherl Ihee
wiley   +1 more source

Electronic spectroscopy of cold cations in a 22-pole trap by indirect methods [PDF]

, 2013
The confining capabilities of a 22-pole ion trap have been employed to mea- sure electronic spectra of cations of astrophysical relevance. The ion trap sits on the head of a closed cycle cryostat, enabling collisional cooling of the confined ions with
Chakrabarty, Satrajit
core   +1 more source