http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/stories/person/1978 Stories and external links referencing a person (RSS) en http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/environments/articles/negative-vibes-space <!--paging_filter--><p>Astronomers have discovered the first negatively charged molecule in space, identifying it from radio signals that were a mystery until now. While about 130 neutral and 14 positively charged molecules are known to exist in interstellar space, this is the first negative molecule, or anion, to be found.</p><p>"We've spotted a rare and exotic species, like the white tiger of space," said astronomer Michael McCarthy of the Harvard- Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.</p><p>By learning more about the rich broth of chemicals found in interstellar space, astronomers hope to explain how the young Earth converted these basic ingredients into the essential chemicals for life. </p><p><a href="http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/environments/articles/negative-vibes-space">read more</a></p> Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:28:27 -0400 70652986 3839 at http://harvardscience.harvard.edu