Methanol-Rich 3I/ATLAS: A Chemical Fingerprint of an Interstellar Visitor

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3I/ATLAS is an interstellar visitor with unusually abundant methanol in its gas—more than in almost any known comet—detected by ALMA as its icy surface warmed, which could be a chemical signature from another star system, though the cause is uncertain and may stem from a colder region in its home system or exposure to cosmic rays during its 7-billion-year voyage, and it’s only the third interstellar object observed in our solar system, having skimmed past Earth near Christmas.

Mysterious alien comet bursting with alcohol as experts make shock discovery
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Mysterious alien comet bursting with alcohol as experts make shock discovery

A BOOZY comet has stunned scientists after they discovered the ‘alien’ rock is filled with alcohol. The mysterious interstellar comet is “bursting” with the substance like n…