Cheers! NASA’s Webb Finds Ethanol, Other Icy Ingredients for Worlds
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)A new Webb study of two protostars, so young that they have not yet formed planets, has found a variety of molecules ranging from relatively simple ones like methane to complex compounds like acetic acid (familiar to cooks as an ingredient in vinegar). These molecules constitute key ingredients for worlds that might one day host life.