Seminar: The astrochemical trail: interstellar complex molecules in forming planetary systems

LIVE SEMINAR: 1 April 2025 16:00 CEST Despite its complexity, terrestrial life is built from relatively small precursor molecules containing carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen. To date, more than 330 different molecular species have been discovered in the interstellar medium, some of which could have served as building blocks for prebiotic chemistry. To determine whether these molecules played a role in the emergence of life on our planet, we must ask: How does molecular complexity arise...