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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

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…

We detected all three cyanopyrene isomers in the cold dark cloud TMC-1. Their observed abundance ratio of ~2:1:2 reflects the available carbon sites for CN addition to pyrene. 👀 We discuss this further in our recent article appearing in Nature Astronomy today. ✨ #astrochemistry

#OSIRISReX sample return papers out today!

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Visit the Green Bank Observatory Science Center! We are open Thursday-Monday from 9:30am-5:30pm with guided bus tours at 10, 12, 2, and 4. Drop in to get your tickets, or reserve them in advance. Learn more: greenbankobservatory.org/visit

And last but certainly not least: Our detection of the 7-ring PAH cyanocoronene came out today in The Astrophysical Journal Letters! We’re extra excited to see this molecule in high abundance in TMC-1 but don’t understand how it got there! Wanna know more? iopscience.iop.org/article/10.384…

The moment West Virginians have been waiting for is here - Small Town Universe, a documentary that explores life in Green Bank, is now streaming! 📡📺 Broadcast version (54m) streaming on PBS, now through 7/28/25: pbs.org/video/small-to…

NEW from #AAS246: Largest Aromatic Molecule Found in Deep Space Discovery (using GBT data!) of seven-ring cyanocoronene in a star-forming cloud challenges assumptions about the abundance and formation of complex organic molecules in the universe. greenbankobservatory.org/front-page-new…

Cyanocoronene, which is made up of of seven interconnected benzene rings and a cyano group has been found in the cold, dark Taurus molecular cloud. Its discovery suggests that even more complex molecules may be common in the cosmos. chemistryworld.com/news/largest-a…

For current students and postdocs in the US who have had recent issues completing your degrees and/or research due to funding- or visa-related reasons, Hiroshima University 広島大学 has approved a new initiative to welcome you as an International Student or Researcher!