Scientists studying renowned Comet Lovejoy have found that the celestial object is spewing copious amounts of alcohol and a type of sugar into space, according to NASA.
"We found that comet Lovejoy was releasing as much alcohol as in at least 500 bottles of wine every second during its peak activity," said Nicolas Biver from the Paris Observatory and lead author of the paper published in Science Advances.
It’s the first time a comet has been observed emitting the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. Along with ethyl alcohol, Lovejoy is releasing 21 different organic molecules in gas from the comet including a simple sugar called glycolaldehyde.
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"We found that comet Lovejoy was releasing as much alcohol as in at least 500 bottles of wine every second during its peak activity," said Nicolas Biver from the Paris Observatory and lead author of the paper published in Science Advances.
It’s the first time a comet has been observed emitting the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. Along with ethyl alcohol, Lovejoy is releasing 21 different organic molecules in gas from the comet including a simple sugar called glycolaldehyde.
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