Although first considered as too diluted for the formation of molecules in-situ and too harsh
an environment for their survival, the interstellar medium has turned out to host a rich palette …

We present initial results from the Herschel GT key program: Herschel observations of EXtra-
Ordinary Sources (HEXOS) and outline the promise and potential of spectral surveys with …

Context. The discovery of amino acids in meteorites fallen to Earth and the detection of
glycine, the simplest of them, in samples returned from a comet to Earth strongly suggest that …

An exhaustive chemical characterization of dense cores is mandatory to our understanding
of chemical composition changes from a starless to a protostellar stage. However, only a few …

We present the first∼ 7 farcm 5× 11 farcm 5 velocity-resolved (∼ 0.2 km s− 1) map of the [C
ii] 158 μm line toward the Orion molecular cloud 1 (OMC 1) taken with the Herschel/HIFI …

Context. Unbiased spectral surveys are powerful tools to study the chemistry and the physics
of star forming regions, because they can provide a complete census of the molecular …

The eXtended CASA Line Analysis Software Suite (XCLASS) is a toolbox for the Common
Astronomy Software Applications package (CASA) containing new functions for modeling …

We present a comprehensive analysis of a broadband spectral line survey of the Orion
Kleinmann–Low nebula (Orion KL), one of the most chemically rich regions in the Galaxy …

The recent analysis of the composition of the frozen surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-
Gerasimenko has revealed a significant number of complex organic molecules. Methyl …

Context. Carbon chemistry plays a pivotal role in the interstellar medium (ISM) but even the
synthesis of the simplest hydrocarbons and how they relate to polycyclic aromatic …