Theoretical calculations shed light on the adsorption of some of the most common interstellar complex organic molecules on a crystalline water ice surface, underlining the contribution of dispersive forces in accurately describing the interactions in the adsorbate/ice systems.

The formation of interstellar complex organic molecules (iCOMs) has bee investigated adoting radical-radical coupling reactions on amorphous water ice, finding that many of these reactions do have an energy barrier due to the interaction of the radicals with the water ice surfac, and that there are competitive channels involving the abstraction of an H atom from one radical to the other.

We have analyzed the superbolides recorded by the US Government satellite sensors. We found that ∼1/4 of the large fireballs detected from the space could be associated with near-Earth objects or meteoroid streams. The suspected interstellar rocky messenger exhibits a remarkably high tensile strength, indicating that only large or strong enough objects may survive the harsh interstellar medium.

Theoretical investigation of the reaction between the radical CCH and the icy surface of dust grains, leading to the formation of ethanol without the need of an external energy input.

A detailed review that focuses on computational works dealing with the formation of glycine in the interstellar medium, its transportation to the early Earth, and its conversion into peptides under prebiotic conditions.

A detailed review dealing with binding energies and how to obtain them through thermal desorption techniques and quantum mechanical simulations for astrochemical purposes.

The interaction of water, from one molecule to different coverages, on the most stable (110) surface of schreibersite (Fe2NiP), alongside different physico-chemcial properties of the interface, has been simulated computationally.

Eloy Peña-Asensio from QuantumGrain together with researcher Elisa Simó-Soler from the University of Valencia have published an article on planetary defense in the prestigious journal Acta Astronautica combining a scientific approach with a political-legal focus.

An important reentry event was recorded from Spain on Feb. 16th, 2021 starting at 5h57m36s TU by several stations of the Spanish Fireball and Meteorite Network (SPMN).

Formamide formation through the reaction of NH₂ with H₂CO, the main synthetic route in the gas-phase, has been computed on interstellar water ice surfaces, indicating that the ice stabilizes the intermediate rather than the product.