Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!newsfeed.xs3.de!nntp-feed.chiark.greenend.org.uk!ewrotcd!news.eyrie.org!beagle.ediacara.org!.POSTED.beagle.ediacara.org!not-for-mail From: Pro Plyd Newsgroups: talk.origins Subject: Webb Detects Complex Organic Molecules in Interstellar Ices toward Two Protostars Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:01:29 -0600 Organization: Amateur Plyd Lines: 27 Sender: to%beagle.ediacara.org Approved: moderator@beagle.ediacara.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: beagle.ediacara.org; posting-host="beagle.ediacara.org:3.132.105.89"; logging-data="88024"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@beagle.ediacara.org" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/68.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.14 To: talk-origins@moderators.isc.org Cancel-Lock: sha1:xXivuhYS64cXXut8ouxC3icNtes= Return-Path: X-Original-To: talk-origins@ediacara.org Delivered-To: talk-origins@ediacara.org id 693E122976C; Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:58:01 -0400 (EDT) by beagle.ediacara.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33A3F229758 for ; Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:57:59 -0400 (EDT) id 0B46B5DD3F; Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:01:37 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: talk-origins@moderators.isc.org by mod-relay-1.kamens.us (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DF57C5DC6E for ; Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:01:36 +0000 (UTC) id E9DF4DC01CB; Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:01:32 +0100 (CET) X-Mozilla-News-Host: snews://news.eternal-september.org:563 X-Auth-Sender: U2FsdGVkX1+GQAS4tPZ1AEkp3bhF//8IvppYUY+D2xo= Bytes: 2519 https://www.sci.news/astronomy/webb-complex-organic-molecules-interstellar-ices-protostars-12765.html Complex organic molecules (COMs) are molecules with six atoms or more, including at least one atom of carbon. .... In a new study, Leiden University astronomers Will Rocha, Harold Linnartz and their colleagues used Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument to explore the COMs ice signatures in two protostars: NGC 1333 IRAS 2A and IRAS 23385+6053. They were able to identify a variety of COMs like ethanol (alcohol) and likely acetic acid (an ingredient in vinegar). .... The paper is here https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2024/03/aa48427-23/aa48427-23.html and has an interesting menu of COMs ;)