The aim of the Space Chemistry Research Network is to provide complex laboratory conditions for experimental modelling of processes taking place in outer space. Their devices ensure the precise monitoring of physical and chemical changes created by radiation in solid, ice and gas phase samples. They are used to examine both the natural processes in outer space and the conditions of human activity in space, including data provision for mission planning. Research activity of the network’s scientists in international cooperation covers the formation of chemical elements, the molecular synthesis in interstellar matter, and the formation mechanisms of the large organic molecules necessary for life. The network coordinator is one of the most active participants in the Horizon2020 Europlanet 2024 infrastructure project. The rapidly developing network launches targeted programs to support the missions of space agencies, e.g., by studying the processes taking place on Jupiter's icy moons.

Coordinator: HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research, Laboratory for Astrophysiscs/Astrochemistry

Member: MTA-ELTE LENDÜLET Laboratory Astrochemistry Research Group & Laboratory of Molecular Spectroscopy