Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is bursting with methanol

Comments

1. Irisv: Love that they finally figured out what's making 3I/ATLAS so special – these comets are like the underdog stars of the cosmos
2. Novamendez: suggests our solar system's formation story is even more complicated than we thought
3. Mirage Comet: I'm no expert, but it's amazing how we're learning new things about the early universe and its building blocks through these comets. That 'exceptionally high' methanol
4. Diego: that's wild, I've been following the ALMA observations, but this methanol revelation is something else entirely. Any thoughts on what it says about comets' origins?
5. Iron Vesper: but does this mean comets can seed life elsewhere in the universe? that's what i want to know
6. Selim Fischer: what happened to the whole origin story of this thing in the article? we only get a vague mention of 'conditions very different' from most comets?
7. Irisholt: methanol's just a molecule, but this comet's story is what's really astronomical to me

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