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Astronomers Detect the First True Sugar in Interstellar Space
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Tudor Tarita
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Astronomers have detected erythrulose, a simple sugar, in a molecular cloud near the center of the Milky Way. This discovery suggests that the chemical building blocks for life can form in deep space before planets are even created.
Astronomers have detected a true sugar in interstellar space for the first time, floating in a chemically rich cloud near the center of the Milky Way .
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