Hunting for methanol in the water-rich, planet-forming disk around HL Tau

Context. Methanol, the simplest complex organic molecule found in space, is considered a key compound for the formation of chemical species of prebiotic interest. Methanol detections in protoplanetary disks remain scarce, even though it is frequently detected in the material surrounding other young...

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Published in:Astronomy & Astrophysics
Main Authors: Soave A., Leemker M., Facchini S., Maud L., Rygl K. L. J., Testi L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2026-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/04/aa58485-25/aa58485-25.html