Evolution of Ice and Organics in the Universe: from Interstellar Ice Grains to Cometary Nuclei
28-03-2025 15:00
Water is ubiquitous in the Universe. Simple organics trapped in the ice coated on mineral silicate dust grains is how a new star is born in the interstellar medium. Through various stages of star-formation, water ice and organics undergo physical and chemical changes. Radiation causes chemistry in these ice grains forming complex organics, some of which are the building blocks of life. To understand how organic molecules evolve as the star and planets form and evolve, we need to investigate through space missions and laboratory models. In this talk, Dr Murthy S Gudipati explored the physics and chemistry of organics in ice.
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