• Methanol detected in gases around a star

    From Pro Plyd@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jun 25 22:55:42 2025
    livescience.com - not the best, not the worst ;)

    https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/alcohol-soaked-star-system-could-help-explain-why-life-including-us-was-able-to-form

    Researchers have found alcohol in the orbit of
    a young star, and it could help them understand
    the origins of life on Earth.

    Methanol (methyl alcohol) and its isotopes
    (versions of elements) were detected in gases
    around a star called HD 100453, which is about
    330 light-years from Earth. This is the first
    time researchers have found isotopes of methanol
    in the disk of a young star like HD 100453, the
    scientists reported in a study published June 5
    in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

    Methanol is a building block for organic compounds
    such as amino acids, which are needed for life.
    Researchers had previously detected methanol — but
    not its far rarer isotopes — in other star-forming
    disks.
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