Ethanol in an Aquila molecular cloud
Claim in the list: A giant gas cloud containing a huge amount of ethanol has been found in the constellation Aquila.
Verification: Supported if referring to the molecular environment G34.3+0.15 in the direction of Aquila. In 1995, astronomers reported 14 spectral transitions of ethanol in the cloud’s submillimeter spectrum, including its hot molecular core. It is a diffuse interstellar mixture of gas and dust, not a reservoir of liquid alcohol; popular “beer for everyone” estimates are figurative conversions and do not mean the molecules could be collected or consumed.
Conclusion: Gaseous ethanol has been spectroscopically detected in the molecular cloud G34.3+0.15 toward Aquila. “Huge amount” needs quantitative context and does not mean a liquid pool of alcohol.