It's here! The next in the series of NASA Europa Clipper papers summarizing science to come is published—our Geology working group on "Planned Geological Investigations of the Europa Clipper Mission" by Ingrid Daubar and co-authors. Free download here: link.springer.com/article/10.100… #PI_Daily

For all you Titan-philes out there: my review paper on Titan atmospheric chemistry is now available on-line at ACS Earth Space Chem (open access): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Even in the bleak wastelands of interstellar space complex organic molecules seem to find a way to form. chemistryworld.com/features/the-s…

Happy to have some of our exciting recent work highlighted in this excellent article!

A Beyond-2p paper! Theoretical modelling of the adsorption of neutral and charged sulphur-bearing species on to olivine nanoclusters academic.oup.com/mnras/article/…

Researchers in the McGuire Group (Brett A. McGuire) have revealed the presence of a previously unknown molecule in space. These discoveries allow us to better understand the development of molecular complexity in space during the star formation process. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

Astrochemists mark your calendars! We will be hosting a symposium in honour of Eric Herbst at the spring ACS meeting in San Diego astro.phys-acs.org/symposia/Sprin…

So many people are enjoying the Aurorae, both Northern (Borealis) and Southern (Australis!). But, surely you want to know how amazing the science is? This short🧵is about the atomic origins of the green and red light. 1/10

You read the thread (maybe), now see the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand piece. #Aurora #AuroraAustralis #AuroresBorealis thanks Michael Lucy #ozchem #chemtwitter theconversation.com/what-causes-th…

I will be teaching a four-week course on “Intro to Astrochemistry” for the Amateur Astronomers Association (AAA.org)! 🧪📡⭐️ If you or someone you know may be interested feel free to share: aaa.org/event/introduc… (note there is a fee) It starts tomorrow!

There are (still) no amino acids detected outside our Solar System. arxiv.org/abs/2405.16773

Radio #ImageoftheWeek 📡 NRAO’s @greenbankobserv had a humble beginning. It was originally headquartered in an old farmhouse owned by the Beard family. The farmhouse held offices, a laboratory, and the first radio telescopes at Green Bank, as seen here. 📸 Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF

Come hike our trails! 🥾🏞️ You can take an outdoor self-guided walking tour of the GBO grounds anytime before dark. Check out our walking tour map and trails guide: bit.ly/GBOtrailsmap

THAT'S A FIRST ON MARS! Curiosity ran over a rock and found crystals inside! It's pure sulfur. Elemental sulfur is something we’ve never seen before on Mars. We don't know much about these yellow crystals yet, but the team is already at work to figure it out! NASA/JPL-Caltech

Is there anyone interested in the chemical comparison disks vs. comets? 😀iopscience.iop.org/article/10.384… #astrochemistry

ωB97X-3c is finally available in the freshly released ORCA-6.0.0 (from FACCTs)! It's 30% faster than with ORCA-5.0.4, enabling a very accurate single-point calculation of a 92-atom Sn complex in 13 minutes on six M3 laptop cores. 💨 #orca #compchem

The aromatic rings are not as resistant to the chemical attack as we are used to thinking 👇 Unveiling the Reaction Mechanism of the N(2D) + Pyridine Reaction: Ring-Contraction versus 7-Membered-Ring Formation Channels | JPCA pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

Confirmed invited speakers include: Paola Caselli, Prof. Dr. Christopher Shingledecker Ci Xue, Susanna Widicus Weaver, David Woon Herma Cuppen Donghui Quan Valentine Wakelam

Ozapft is! Auf eine friedliche Wiesn! Das 189. #Oktoberfest ist eröffnet. Allen #Wiesn-Fans aus München, Bayern, Deutschland und der ganzen Welt wünschen wir 16 wunderbare Festtage. The 189th Oktoberfest kicks off! We wish all Wiesn fans 16 wonderful days of celebration.

The Laboratory Astrophysics Division of the American Astronomical Society is awarding its 2025 Laboratory Astrophysics Prize to Dr. Michael McCarthy of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. 🏆 aas.org/posts/news/202…