Back Astrochemie Afrikaans كيمياء فلكية Arabic Astrokimya Azerbaijani জ্যোতিঃরসায়ন Bengali/Bangla Astroquímica Catalan Tiĕng-ùng Huá-hŏk CDO Astrochemie German Αστροχημεία Greek Astrokemio Esperanto Astroquímica Spanish
Astrochemistry is the study of the abundance and reactions of molecules in the universe, and their interaction with radiation.[1] The discipline is an overlap of astronomy and chemistry. The word "astrochemistry" may be applied to both the Solar System and the interstellar medium. The study of the abundance of elements and isotope ratios in Solar System objects, such as meteorites, is also called cosmochemistry, while the study of interstellar atoms and molecules and their interaction with radiation is sometimes called molecular astrophysics. The formation, atomic and chemical composition, evolution and fate of molecular gas clouds is of special interest, because it is from these clouds that solar systems form.
- ^ "Astrochemistry". www.cfa.harvard.edu/. 2013-07-15. Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-20.