ethanol-sagittarius-b2 07 Sep 2026

Sagittarius B2: The Giant Space Cloud Famous for Alcohol and a Hint of Raspberry Chemistry

Near the heart of the Milky Way lies a cloud with a reputation that sounds invented for a science-fiction cocktail menu. Sagittarius B2 contains alcohol. It also contains ethyl formate, an organic molecule associated on Earth with fruity ar...

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ethanol-sagittarius-b2 07 Sep 2026

Earth Is Moving Far Faster Than You Think — But Its Path Is Not a Simple Spiral

At this moment, Earth is moving in several different ways at once. It spins on its axis, circles the Sun at roughly 30 kilometers per second, and accompanies the entire Solar System on a vas...

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