Natural sugar discovered in cloud of dust and gas near centre of Milky Way
Astronomers have detected a four-carbon sugar molecule for the first time in a cloud of dust and gas near the center of the Milky Way.
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Scientists have identified a natural sugar in interstellar space. The discovery was made within a cloud of gas and dust located toward the heart of the Milky Way galaxy.
Coverage from Nature, Phys.org, and New Scientist emphasizes that this is the first detection of a sugar in interstellar space. CBS News notes the sugar is also found in raspberries.
Further reports from The New York Times, The Guardian, and Scientific American detail the presence of this four-carbon sugar floating within the galaxy.
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Quick answers
Where was the sugar found?
It was discovered in a cloud of dust and gas near the center of the Milky Way.
What kind of sugar was detected?
According to Nature, it is a four-carbon sugar.
Is this sugar found on Earth?
CBS News reports that this sugar is also found in raspberries.
Coverage (7)
- A Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our Galaxy The New York Times · 1d ago
- Study reports the first detection of a sugar in interstellar space Phys.org · 1d ago
- Sugar molecules found in interstellar space for the first time New Scientist · 1d ago
- Something surprisingly sweet lurks near the Milky Way’s heart Scientific American · 1d ago
- Astronomers discover sugar in space that's also found in raspberries: "Just floating out in the galaxy" CBS News · 1d ago
- Detection of a four-carbon sugar in interstellar space Nature · 1d ago
- Natural sugar discovered in cloud of dust and gas near centre of Milky Way The Guardian · 1d ago
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