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Giant Cloud of Methanol Found in Space

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the space-drinks dept.

kakos writes "Astronomers have recently discovered a giant cloud of methanol in our region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The cloud measures 463 billion kilometres across. Study of this cloud could lead scientists to a greater understanding of how star formation occurs. Furthermore, the abundance of organic molecules in interstellar space could also shed light on the chemical origins of life."

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  1. Anyone ever notice... by Fry-kun · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...that on every article about space exploration, there's always a sentence attached, which reads something like "[this discovery] could lead scientists to a greater understanding of X" (where X is usually Life, Universe, or Everything)
    It's kind of starting to get on my nerves.. oh well..

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