Scientists Detect Rare Type of Wood Alcohol in Space

Posted by runningmike on Saturday October 17, 2026 @02:58AM
from the universetoday.com dept.

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-detect-rare-type-of-wood-alcohol-in-space

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Re:Scientists Detect Rare Type of Wood Alcohol in Space by bell-cot on Saturday October 17, 2026 @04:16AM (#50129024)

Summary: Unknown astrochemical processes around the protostar IRAS4A2 have produced a concentration of fully deuterated methanol (CD3OD) which is about 100x the level predicted by current chemical models.

Might we have an astrochemist in the house?

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