Comet found spewing booze out into space

[American_Jihad]

Wow, space wine that should make some people happy...

Comet found spewing booze out into space
By Loren Grush

on October 26, 2015 12:12 pm

Earlier this year, astronomers from the Paris Observatory observed a comet in our Solar System spewing large amounts of ethyl alcohol, the same type found in alcoholic drinks, into space as it passed close by the Sun. The comet — aptly named Comet Lovejoy — spat out the equivalent of "500 bottles of wine every second" when it was most active, according to the researchers. This kind of alcohol has never before been seen coming from a comet. But that’s not the only reason why this finding is important; it can also be used to bolster the idea that comets harbor the kind of complex molecules that are necessary to jumpstart life on planets.


Astronomers observed the comet's atmosphere on January 30th, when Lovejoy reached the point on its orbit at which it’s closest to the sun. When comets get this close to a star, their surfaces glow brighter and heat up, releasing a significant amount of gases that can be observed from Earth. These molecules get excited when the sunlight hits them, and glow at different microwave frequencies depending on their chemical composition. That’s what the scientists used to detect the ethyl alcohol released by Lovejoy; on Earth, telescopes can categorize the different types of molecules based on their microwave signatures. So, along with ethyl alcohol, the scientists detected 21 different organic molecules around Lovejoy, including a type of sugar called glycolaldehyde.

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http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/26/9615392/comet-lovejoy-ethyl-alcohol-organic-molecules-life

Also: Raise a glass to the booze-spewing Comet Lovejoy - CNET

 

[aaronleland]

That comet is just wasteful.

 

[Shrimpbox]

So we have a DUI comet? Where is MADD when we need them?

 

[TheOldSchool]

Wow, space wine that should make some people happy...

Comet found spewing booze out into space
By Loren Grush

on October 26, 2015 12:12 pm

Earlier this year, astronomers from the Paris Observatory observed a comet in our Solar System spewing large amounts of ethyl alcohol, the same type found in alcoholic drinks, into space as it passed close by the Sun. The comet — aptly named Comet Lovejoy — spat out the equivalent of "500 bottles of wine every second" when it was most active, according to the researchers. This kind of alcohol has never before been seen coming from a comet. But that’s not the only reason why this finding is important; it can also be used to bolster the idea that comets harbor the kind of complex molecules that are necessary to jumpstart life on planets.


Astronomers observed the comet's atmosphere on January 30th, when Lovejoy reached the point on its orbit at which it’s closest to the sun. When comets get this close to a star, their surfaces glow brighter and heat up, releasing a significant amount of gases that can be observed from Earth. These molecules get excited when the sunlight hits them, and glow at different microwave frequencies depending on their chemical composition. That’s what the scientists used to detect the ethyl alcohol released by Lovejoy; on Earth, telescopes can categorize the different types of molecules based on their microwave signatures. So, along with ethyl alcohol, the scientists detected 21 different organic molecules around Lovejoy, including a type of sugar called glycolaldehyde.

...

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/26/9615392/comet-lovejoy-ethyl-alcohol-organic-molecules-life

Also: Raise a glass to the booze-spewing Comet Lovejoy - CNET

Nice

 

[Sherry]

Mr. H. wants to be an astronaut for Halloween.

 

[Mr. H.]

Mr. H. wants to be an astronaut for Halloween.

 

[Damaged Eagle]

Now if we could just figure out a way to collect it for bottling...

I'm sure the marketing and selling to the super rich will be a piece of cake Comet Booze at $500,000 to $1,000,000 a bottle.

*****CHUCKLE*****

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Wow, space wine that should make some people happy...

Comet found spewing booze out into space
By Loren Grush

on October 26, 2015 12:12 pm

Earlier this year, astronomers from the Paris Observatory observed a comet in our Solar System spewing large amounts of ethyl alcohol, the same type found in alcoholic drinks, into space as it passed close by the Sun. The comet — aptly named Comet Lovejoy — spat out the equivalent of "500 bottles of wine every second" when it was most active, according to the researchers. This kind of alcohol has never before been seen coming from a comet. But that’s not the only reason why this finding is important; it can also be used to bolster the idea that comets harbor the kind of complex molecules that are necessary to jumpstart life on planets.


Astronomers observed the comet's atmosphere on January 30th, when Lovejoy reached the point on its orbit at which it’s closest to the sun. When comets get this close to a star, their surfaces glow brighter and heat up, releasing a significant amount of gases that can be observed from Earth. These molecules get excited when the sunlight hits them, and glow at different microwave frequencies depending on their chemical composition. That’s what the scientists used to detect the ethyl alcohol released by Lovejoy; on Earth, telescopes can categorize the different types of molecules based on their microwave signatures. So, along with ethyl alcohol, the scientists detected 21 different organic molecules around Lovejoy, including a type of sugar called glycolaldehyde.

...

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/26/9615392/comet-lovejoy-ethyl-alcohol-organic-molecules-life

Also: Raise a glass to the booze-spewing Comet Lovejoy - CNET

Reminds me of an intro to an episode of "Red Dwarf" "...Additional. Yesterday we found an asteroid that look exactly like Brooke Shields' bottom. ...We flew around that one a while."

 

[Searcher44]

Wow, space wine that should make some people happy...

Comet found spewing booze out into space
By Loren Grush

on October 26, 2015 12:12 pm

Earlier this year, astronomers from the Paris Observatory observed a comet in our Solar System spewing large amounts of ethyl alcohol, the same type found in alcoholic drinks, into space as it passed close by the Sun. The comet — aptly named Comet Lovejoy — spat out the equivalent of "500 bottles of wine every second" when it was most active, according to the researchers. This kind of alcohol has never before been seen coming from a comet. But that’s not the only reason why this finding is important; it can also be used to bolster the idea that comets harbor the kind of complex molecules that are necessary to jumpstart life on planets.


Astronomers observed the comet's atmosphere on January 30th, when Lovejoy reached the point on its orbit at which it’s closest to the sun. When comets get this close to a star, their surfaces glow brighter and heat up, releasing a significant amount of gases that can be observed from Earth. These molecules get excited when the sunlight hits them, and glow at different microwave frequencies depending on their chemical composition. That’s what the scientists used to detect the ethyl alcohol released by Lovejoy; on Earth, telescopes can categorize the different types of molecules based on their microwave signatures. So, along with ethyl alcohol, the scientists detected 21 different organic molecules around Lovejoy, including a type of sugar called glycolaldehyde.

...

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/26/9615392/comet-lovejoy-ethyl-alcohol-organic-molecules-life

Also: Raise a glass to the booze-spewing Comet Lovejoy - CNET

Meh...hardly enough for a galaxy sized party. This may satiate...(http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/beercld.htm)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Using data collected by researchers at Ohio State University, astronomers have found vast quantities of pure alcohol in an interstellar cloud some 10,000 light years from Earth.

Scientists said the cloud, located near the constellation Aquila, contains enough alcohol to make 400 trillion trillion pints of beer.

The discovery was made during a study of how stars begin. Stars form from interstellar clouds, large conglomerations of gases and dust particles which can extend hundreds of light years across. Scientists have known for some time that the largest component of these clouds is hydrogen, but until now, they were not sure if ethyl alcohol molecules were also an ingredient.

"Over the course of the last 25 years or so, a number of molecules have been observed in space and scientists identify them by studying the frequencies of radiation they emit," said Eric Herbst, a professor of physics and astronomy at Ohio State. Herbst and Frank De Lucia, professor and chair of the physics department, authored a study on the specific radio frequencies of ethyl alcohol.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Wow, space wine that should make some people happy...

Comet found spewing booze out into space
By Loren Grush

on October 26, 2015 12:12 pm

Earlier this year, astronomers from the Paris Observatory observed a comet in our Solar System spewing large amounts of ethyl alcohol, the same type found in alcoholic drinks, into space as it passed close by the Sun. The comet — aptly named Comet Lovejoy — spat out the equivalent of "500 bottles of wine every second" when it was most active, according to the researchers. This kind of alcohol has never before been seen coming from a comet. But that’s not the only reason why this finding is important; it can also be used to bolster the idea that comets harbor the kind of complex molecules that are necessary to jumpstart life on planets.


Astronomers observed the comet's atmosphere on January 30th, when Lovejoy reached the point on its orbit at which it’s closest to the sun. When comets get this close to a star, their surfaces glow brighter and heat up, releasing a significant amount of gases that can be observed from Earth. These molecules get excited when the sunlight hits them, and glow at different microwave frequencies depending on their chemical composition. That’s what the scientists used to detect the ethyl alcohol released by Lovejoy; on Earth, telescopes can categorize the different types of molecules based on their microwave signatures. So, along with ethyl alcohol, the scientists detected 21 different organic molecules around Lovejoy, including a type of sugar called glycolaldehyde.

...

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/26/9615392/comet-lovejoy-ethyl-alcohol-organic-molecules-life

Also: Raise a glass to the booze-spewing Comet Lovejoy - CNET

Just got off of work, didn't read the article and not a chemist but can you get ethanol from not a living organ?

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Wow, space wine that should make some people happy...

Comet found spewing booze out into space
By Loren Grush

on October 26, 2015 12:12 pm

Earlier this year, astronomers from the Paris Observatory observed a comet in our Solar System spewing large amounts of ethyl alcohol, the same type found in alcoholic drinks, into space as it passed close by the Sun. The comet — aptly named Comet Lovejoy — spat out the equivalent of "500 bottles of wine every second" when it was most active, according to the researchers. This kind of alcohol has never before been seen coming from a comet. But that’s not the only reason why this finding is important; it can also be used to bolster the idea that comets harbor the kind of complex molecules that are necessary to jumpstart life on planets.


Astronomers observed the comet's atmosphere on January 30th, when Lovejoy reached the point on its orbit at which it’s closest to the sun. When comets get this close to a star, their surfaces glow brighter and heat up, releasing a significant amount of gases that can be observed from Earth. These molecules get excited when the sunlight hits them, and glow at different microwave frequencies depending on their chemical composition. That’s what the scientists used to detect the ethyl alcohol released by Lovejoy; on Earth, telescopes can categorize the different types of molecules based on their microwave signatures. So, along with ethyl alcohol, the scientists detected 21 different organic molecules around Lovejoy, including a type of sugar called glycolaldehyde.

...

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/26/9615392/comet-lovejoy-ethyl-alcohol-organic-molecules-life

Also: Raise a glass to the booze-spewing Comet Lovejoy - CNET

Just got off of work, didn't read the article and not a chemist but can you get ethanol from not a living organ?

Human body produces alcohol post-mortem yes. Wonder if the Muslims know?

 

[Wyatt earp]

Ok, just ate now this is going to bug me, you can make booze out of Potatos, corn, fruit, barely and stuff all complex living things... So how did this comet get the ethanol?

 

[Shrimpbox]

Nectar of the gods. A cometkazi