Tag Archive for 'Methyl formate'

Dimethyl Ether Detected in Protoplanetary Disk for First Time

Mar 8, 2022 by News Staff

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have detected dimethyl ether (CH3OCH3), nitric oxide (NO) and methyl formate...

An artist’s impression of the protoplanetary disk around the young star V883 Orionis. Image credit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.

ALMA Detects Complex Organic Molecules around V883 Orionis

Feb 6, 2019 by News Staff

V883 Orionis is a young star located approximately 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Orion. This star is experiencing a so-called FU Orionis...

ALMA detected methanol, dimethyl ether, and methyl formate in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The far-infrared image on the left shows the full galaxy. The zoom-in image shows the star-forming region observed by ALMA. It is a combination of mid-infrared data from Spitzer and visible (H-alpha) data from the Blanco 4-m telescope. Image credit: NRAO / AUI / NSF / ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / Herschel / ESA / NASA / JPL-Caltech / NOAO.

ALMA Detects Complex Organic Molecules in Large Magellanic Cloud

Feb 1, 2018 by News Staff

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have uncovered chemical ‘fingerprints’ of three complex organic molecules...