A massive cloud of gas located near the center of the Milky Way galaxy, which contains a significant amount of ethanol (ethyl alcohol), alongside other complex molecules, is essentially a giant cloud of "space alcohol." This cloud is often described as smelling like "raspberry rum" due to the presence of certain esters.

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https://phys.org/news/2023-03-astronomers-gas-cloud-galactic-protocluster.html

The hottest known place in the universe is a gas cloud in the constellation Virgo, with temperatures reaching 300,000,000 °C.

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https://www.skymania.com/wp/hottest-spot-in-universe-found/