Is your mouth watering? It should be. That molecule at left is called ethyl formate (C2H5OCHO), and it’s partly responsible for the flavors in brandy, butter, raspberries and rum. As for this one, it’s a solvent called n-Propyl cyanide (C3H7CN); not so tasty. They’re both highly complex organics, and they’ve both been detected … Continue reading "Most Complex Organics Ever Detected in Interstellar Space"