Table · dataset · 2026
Database of Molecules in Space
Listed in IVOA Registry (Virtual Observatory)
SpaceMol is a searchable database of molecular transitions detected in space.
Description
It includes spectroscopic data from three Herschel instruments (HIFI, SPIRE, and PACS) and two SOFIA instruments (EXES and GREAT). Together these instruments span a wide wavelength range, 5-670 um, covering MIR, FIR, and sub-mm wavelengths, and resolving powers of 1e3-1e7 that enable studies of a broad range of environments and phenomena: galaxies, dense and diffuse gas, supernova remnants, protostars, protoplanetary disks, debris disks, and the solar system; shocks, dynamics, structure, and chemistry.
This is the first data drop of SpaceMol, containing data from the SOFIA/EXES, Herschel/HIFI and SPIRE instruments only. The next data drop is anticipated for Spring 2027.
Links
Where it is published
- Reference page irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/SpaceMol/overview.html ↗
landing page · from IVOA Registry
Catalogue records · 2
- VOResource record dc.g-vo.org/oai.xml?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=ivo_vor&identifier=ivo%3… ↗
metadata API · from IVOA Registry
- Registry record (GAVO) dc.g-vo.org/I/irsa.ipac/spacemol/catalog/spacemol ↗
catalogue entry · from IVOA Registry
Topics
- Stated by source
- Infrared · Millimeter
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Inferred from text
- Space sciences 70%
Provenance · 1 source records, 9 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| IVOA Registry (Virtual Observatory) | ivo://irsa.ipac/spacemol/catalog/spacemol | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:5109 | enrichment · IVOA Registry | taxonomy-embedding@1.1.0 | title+keywords+description (70%) |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[modality].ivoa_waveband:infrared | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[modality].ivoa_waveband:millimeter | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | rr.resource.res_description |
| publication_date | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | rr.resource.res_title |
| updated_date | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 |