Mysterious Molecules in Space
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 14:50
in Astronomy & Space
New research has offered a tantalizing new possibility in the realm of interstellar molecules and diffuse interstellar bands: these mysterious molecules may be silicon-capped hydrocarbons like SiC3H, SiC4H and SiC5H. The team of scientists presents data and theoretical arguments to back that hypothesis in The Journal of Chemical Physics.