All interstellar dust articles
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ResearchAromatic molecules in a galaxy far, far away
JWST IR observations suggest star formation was rapid and uneven in early galaxy
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NewsFirst James Webb Space Telescope images provide taste of astrochemistry still to come
Observatory off to bright start revealing chemical make-up of the universe
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ResearchDimethyl ether found in a planet-forming disc for the first time
Discovery of dimethyl ether, nitric oxide and other small molecules offers insight into early chemical evolution on planets
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ResearchDiscovery of aromatics in interstellar cloud shakes up astrochemistry
Two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules found in a cold, dark space suggests they are more widespread than was thought
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ReviewCatching Stardust: Comets, Asteroids and the Birth of the Solar System
Revealing the mysteries of space, one mote of dust at a time
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ResearchRadical chain reactions could solve soot formation mystery
New theory suggests how solid particles of soot – or interstellar dust – form as volatile gaseous precursors burn
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NewsSearching for the chemistry of life on exoplanets
The protoplanetary discs that surround young stars and give birth to planets are chemical labs that can reveal which planets might host life
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ResearchOxygen first formed in the universe at least 13 billion years ago
Study of interstellar dust pushes earliest known discovery of oxygen back by 100 million years
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FeatureChasing stardust
Molecules in deep space are very small and very far away, as Matthew Gunther discovers
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ResearchConfirmation of buckyballs in the Milky Way
Gas-phase spectra clears up decades old mystery of unidentified absorption bands in our galaxy