Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978newsc..79..400k&link_type=abstract
New Scientist, vol. 79, Aug. 10, 1978, p. 400-403.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Interstellar Chemistry, Interstellar Matter, Microwave Spectrometers, Radio Astronomy, Abiogenesis, Hydrocyanic Acid, Organic Compounds
Scientific paper
New approaches for the study of the interstellar medium (ISM) are based on procedures in which microwave spectroscopy techniques for the determination of molecular structures have been combined with the methods of radio astronomy. It has been found that the clouds of gas and dust which are collapsing to form stars and planets contain vast and varied quantities of complicated organic and inorganic molecules. It is now known that many of the organic building blocks, useful in the evolution of biologically significant macromolecules, existed long before the earth was formed. The matter in the ISM, which constitutes about 10% of the Galaxy, is widely dispersed and consists roughly of 70% hydrogen, 28% helium, and 2% the rest of the elements by mass. Attention is given to reactions leading to formation of molecular hydrogen and water, a table of interstellar molecules, and the study of primordial chemical reactions.
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