Still Waters Posted July 3, 2022 #1 Share Posted July 3, 2022 There's alcohol up in space. No, it's not bottles of wine discarded by careless astronauts; rather, it's in microscopic molecular form. Now researchers think they've discovered the largest alcohol molecule in space yet, in the form of propanol. Propanol molecules exist in two forms, or isomers, both of which have now been identified in observations: normal-propanol, which has been detected in a star-forming region for the first time, and iso-propanol (the key ingredient in hand sanitizer), which has never been seen in interstellar form before. These discoveries should shed light on how celestial bodies such as comets and stars are formed. https://www.sciencealert.com/this-is-the-largest-alcohol-molecule-we-ve-found-in-space-yet A sanitizer in the galactic centre region Interstellar detection of iso-propanol in Sagittarius B2 https://www.mpg.de/18884791/sanitizer-in-the-galactic-centre-region The research has been published in Astronomy & Astrophysics https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2022/06/aa43575-22/aa43575-22.html https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2022/06/aa43571-22/aa43571-22.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted July 3, 2022 #2 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Holy spiritus... ~ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethrofloyd Posted July 3, 2022 #3 Share Posted July 3, 2022 I like the Planetary Beers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted July 3, 2022 #4 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Event horizon... Quote ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted July 3, 2022 #5 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Go home Space, you're drunk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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