Researchers at MSU found that H₃⁺ can form in unexpected ways. They studied molecules hit by high-energy light.

In the vast expanse of space, where stars are born and planets take shape, one molecule plays a crucial role in interstellar ...

This formation path has now been seen in compounds known as methyl halogens and pseudohalogens. This tells researchers that there are more ways to create this special ion, one of the most common in ...

When the alkali metals react with the different halogens (Group 7 of the periodic table), the group of compounds formed are known as the alkali metals halides. Due to the fact that there are a ...

The metals become more reactive as you go down the group. The elements in group 7 are known as halogens. Fluorine and chlorine are gases. Bromine is one of only two liquid elements. Iodine is solid.

From helping catalyze interstellar reactions and fueling the birth of stars to its presence in neighborhood gas giants like ...

Now, in a new paper appearing in Nature Communications, Michigan State researchers Piotr Piecuch and Marcos Dantus and their groups and collaborators have provided unprecedented insights into the ...