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Tipsy traveller: Interstellar comet 3I/Atlas is loaded with alcohol

The observations revealed that the comet contains extraordinarily high levels of methanol compared with hydrogen cyanide, a pattern rarely seen in comets formed within our own Solar System. Astronomers studying the rare interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS have discovered that the comet is unusually rich in methanol, a type of alcohol, offering a unique chemical snapshot of how planets may form in distant star systems. The object, only the thi... [2332 chars]

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