Astrochemistry

Author: Nino Gagniashvili
Keywords: Astrochemistry, Galaxy, Planet, Nebula
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In modern astronomy and astrophysics, chemistry is becoming increasingly important. Molecules are found everywhere in the universe owing to rapid progress of spectroscopic observations particularly in the radio, infrared, and optical regimes. Exploring chemical compositions of astronomical sources itself is of fundamental importance in understanding evolution of matter in the history of the universe.მAstrochemistry is deeply related to molecular science, which includes molecular physics, molecular spectroscopy, chemical dynamics, and theoretical chemistry. The origins of life provide the motivation and excuse to investigate astrochemistry, looking at molecules and their local complex chemistry using all of the tools of physical chemistry.