United StatesAstronomers have discovered a type of sugar called erythrulose in the interstellar medium—the sparse clouds of gas and dust between stars. This sugar, which is also found in raspberries and self-tanners, was detected using radio telescopes in Spain, analyzing data from a gas cloud near the center of the Milky Way. The findings suggest that complex organic molecules, potentially linked to the origins of life, exist beyond Earth. The sugar is not essential for life itself but can transform into forms critical to life's beginnings. Researchers believe this discovery supports the idea that the building blocks for life might have formed in space before being delivered to Earth via comets or asteroids. The study was published in the journal Nature Astronomy.
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