Scientists Detect Rare Type of Wood Alcohol in Space

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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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