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Astronomers Detect Raspberry Sugar Molecule Near Milky Way's Center

Spanish astronomers have detected erythritol, a sugar found in raspberries, in a molecular cloud near the Milky Way's center, marking the first such discovery of this sugar in interstellar space and suggesting complex sugars can form before stars and planets.

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What happened

  1. 01Spanish astronomers identified erythritol sugar near the Milky Way's center in molecular cloud G+0.693−0.027.
  2. 02This is the first detection of erythritol, a raspberry sugar, in interstellar space.
  3. 03The sugar was found using radio telescopes in Spain without detecting simpler sugars first.
  4. 04Erythritol formation likely occurs on frozen dust grains before star and planet formation.
  5. 05Erythritol is used in cosmetics, opening new research possibilities.
  6. 06The discovery suggests complex chemistry exists in extreme interstellar environments.
Translated and summarized by baba from Now 14, the latest report. Read Now 14’s original

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