Comet Lovejoy releases 500 bottles of alcohol every second!
The discovery marks the first time ethyl alcohol, the same type in alcoholic beverages, has been observed in a comet, researchers said.
Oct 25, 2015, 14:44 PM ISTIn unexpected discovery, alcohol and sugar detected in Comet Lovejoy!
Ethyl alcohol and a simple sugar known as glycolaldehyde were detected in Comet Lovejoy, said the study in the journal Science Advances.
Oct 24, 2015, 09:53 AM IST