News Astronomy New alcohol added to space-stuff catalog By Jessica Gorman October 10, 2001 at 11:14 am - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Astrochemists have discovered another organic chemical in the same region of space Radio emissions revealed the telltale signature of vinyl alcohol’s arrangement of two carbons, four hydrogens, and one oxygen. R. Savidge where other researchers had identified the first extraterrestrial sugar (SN: 6/24/00, p. 405). On Earth, the alcohol is used to make packaging polymers.