Astronomers will detect a planet where alcohol is thought to rain from the sky.

Created by NathanMcKnight on 2013-07-12; known on 2023-01-01

• NathanMcKnight estimated 75% on 2013-07-12
• NathanMcKnight said “*Published in a peer reviewed journal. ” on 2013-07-12
• JoshuaZ said “What makes this a plausible or located hypothesis? ” on 2013-07-12
• tedks estimated 60% and said “Calibration arbitrage” on 2013-07-12
• gwern estimated 25% and said “there are a lot of biochemical processes involving alcohols, sure, but no natural geological ones…?” on 2013-07-13
• JoshuaZ estimated 15% on 2013-07-13
• NathanMcKnight said “Ethanol is not an uncommon chemical in the universe…it even occurs in the vacuum of space: http://phys.org/news63346824.html” on 2013-07-16
• Jayson Virissimo estimated 45% on 2013-07-17
• azax1 estimated 70% on 2013-07-19
• pranomostro estimated 20% on 2018-12-08
• Baeboo estimated 18% on 2018-12-12
• n99 estimated 1% on 2022-10-28