A Natural Chemistry Laboratory in Protostar Shock Waves

Astronomers have studied the outflow from a Class 0 protostar and found complex molecules like methanol. They form in the shockwave environment where the outflows slam into the interstellar medium. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

Complex organic molecules (COMS) are at the heart of life. They’re created where jets from protostars slam into the interstellar medium, environments that scientists call natural laboratories. In these intense environments, important carbon-bearing molecules are created. Recent research took a close look at one of these jets and found some COMS in them for the first time.

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