Life exists because elements combine to form complex organic molecules. Astrochemistry studies this process, trying to understand how nature creates carbon-based molecules critical for life. One source for these types of molecules is the outflows emitted by protostars. Protostars grow by accreting gas, and while they do so, they also emit energy. Protostars haven’t begun […]

A natural chemistry laboratory in protostar shockwaves
Natalie Chan
