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Astronomers Detect Sugar Molecule Erythrulose in Milky Way's Core
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First reported by Walla · 10 hours ago
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Astronomers have discovered the sugar erythrulose in gas clouds near the Milky Way's center, marking the most complex sugar found in space. This finding supports the idea that life's building blocks existed in the solar system's birth region and suggests such components may be widespread in the galaxy.
- 01Astronomers detected the sugar erythrulose in interstellar gas near the Milky Way's center.
- 02The discovery was made using two radio telescopes in Spain and published in Nature Astronomy.
- 03Erythrulose is the most complex sugar identified in space to date.
- 04This sugar can convert into molecules essential for life on Earth.
- 05The finding supports that life's building blocks existed where the solar system formed.
- 06Researchers suggest key life components may be common throughout the galaxy.
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