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Would You Like Sugar With Your Stars? Sugar Detected in Interstellar Space for the First Time

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Spanish scientists at CSIC-INTA using radio telescopes detected erythrulose, a simple sugar molecule, in interstellar gas and dust near the center of the Milky Way—the first time a sugar molecule has been identified in interstellar media, expanding understanding of how organic compounds form in space before planets coalesce.

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