Astronomers Found a Rare Form of Alcohol in Space. There’s Far More Than Expected - ZME Science
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The Perseus molecular cloud is located about 1,000 light-years from Earth. A rare form of the organic alcohol methanol is present around at least one of the very young stars still embedded within it. The molecule has been detected in space for the first time ever in the current study. Credit: Ekaterina Moerova / MPIfR; Background: NASA, CXC, SSC, NOAO, DSS.
In a stellar nursery about 1,000 light-years from Earth, astronomers have found a form of alcohol in which all four hydrogen atoms have been replaced by heavier versions of themselves.
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