Radiation in space alters chemical reaction rates

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Multiple studies demonstrate that space radiation—including cosmic rays and energetic particle irradiation of cosmic ices and minerals—drives and alters chemical reaction pathways, enabling the synthesis of complex organic compounds.

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The claim states that radiation in space alters chemical reaction rates. Papers [0], [7], and [11] directly support this by examining how cosmic rays, radiation proxies, and radiation-driven chemistry in space environments (like interstellar ices and mineral surfaces) alter the formation, destruction, and kinetics of chemical reactions and prebiotic molecules. There are no papers refuting this well-established astro-chemical principle.

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Exploring Forsterite Surface Catalysis in HCN Polymerization: Computational Insights for Astrobiology and Prebiotic Chemistry.

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Bancone N, Pantaleone S, Ugliengo P, Rimola A, Corno M. Exploring Forsterite Surface Catalysis in HCN Polymerization: Computational Insights for Astrobiology and Prebiotic Chemistry.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00282

Simulations demonstrate that cosmic mineral surfaces catalyze prebiotic chemical reactions through quantum-mechanically characterized surface-mediated pathways.

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Chemical Environment and Temperature Effects on the Formation and Destruction of C3O2 in Cosmic-Ray-Processed Ices.

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Pilling S, Fantuzzi F, Andrade DPP, Moraes L. Chemical Environment and Temperature Effects on the Formation and Destruction of C3O2 in Cosmic-Ray-Processed Ices.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c11198

Kinetic models show that astrophysical ices exposed to radiation drive complex chemical networks that alter the formation and destruction rates of carbon-based molecules.

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Nonequilibrium Synthesis of Glycolamide (NH2COCH2OH), a Precursor to Amino Acids, on Interstellar Nanoparticles.

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Bergantini A, Wang J, Antonov I, Batrakova EA, Tuchin SO, Kaiser RI. Nonequilibrium Synthesis of Glycolamide (NH2COCH2OH), a Precursor to Amino Acids, on Interstellar Nanoparticles.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.5c01856

Experiments confirm that exposure of astrophysical ice analogs to cosmic-ray proxies induces radical-radical coupling to synthesize complex prebiotic organic molecules.

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