The winner of the 2018 Kavli Prize In Astrophysics is Ewine van Dishoeck for her pioneering contributions to the field of astrochemistry. She has helped us discover that the regions where stars and planets form in space are often rich in molecules, and this may help us unearth which molecules are the essential building blocks to life on our planet and other exoplanets that host lifeforms. ⚛🌌 . . . . View the full video at bit.ly/kavli-astrophysics Footage and images courtesy of Alama Observatory / ESO and Hucopix - Elodie Burrillon . . . . The Kavli Prize National Academy of Sciences The International Astronomical Union Leiden, Netherlands Harvard University Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ESO Supernova . . . . #Astrophysics #chemistry #astrochemistry #womeninSTEM #tbt #fbf #science #education #stemeducation #STEM #space #universe #spacedust #brilliant #breakthroughs #kavliprize #womeninscience #women #womancrush