--- title: Researchers detect a new molecule in space | daily.dev description: Researchers have detected a new molecule in space called 2-methoxyethanol. The molecule was detected using radio telescope observations and its physical... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/researchers-detect-a-new-molecule-in-space-ytmttwvti twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Researchers detect a new molecule in space | daily.dev og:description: Researchers have detected a new molecule in space called 2-methoxyethanol. The molecule was detected using radio telescope observations and its physical... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/researchers-detect-a-new-molecule-in-space-ytmttwvti og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/YTmtTWVti.png og:image:alt: Researchers detect a new molecule in space og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Researchers detect a new molecule in space **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Researchers have detected a new molecule in space called 2-methoxyethanol. The molecule was detected using radio telescope observations and its physical parameters were derived. This discovery contributes to understanding the development of molecular complexity in space during the star formation process. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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