Natural sugar discovered in cloud of dust and gas near centre of Milky Way
Astronomers have detected a four-carbon sugar for the first time in a cloud of dust and gas near the center of the Milky Way.
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Scientists reported the first detection of a four-carbon sugar in interstellar space. The molecules were found in a cloud of dust and gas near the centre of the Milky Way.
Epilogue added 45d ago, after coverage quieted.
The story so far
Scientists have identified natural sugar molecules in interstellar space. The detection occurred within a cloud of gas and dust located near the heart of the Milky Way galaxy.
Coverage from Nature, Phys.org, and New Scientist emphasizes that this is the first time such sugar has been detected in interstellar space. CBS News notes that the specific sugar found is also present in raspberries.
Future attention will likely focus on the presence of these molecules floating in the galaxy, according to reports from The New York Times, The Guardian, and Scientific American.
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The obvious questions
Where was the sugar discovered?
It was found in a cloud of dust and gas near the center of the Milky Way.
What kind of sugar was detected?
Nature reports the detection of a four-carbon sugar.
Is this sugar found on Earth?
According to CBS News, the sugar found in space is also found in raspberries.
The reporting (7)
- A Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our Galaxy The New York Times · 47d ago
- Study reports the first detection of a sugar in interstellar space Phys.org · 47d ago
- Sugar molecules found in interstellar space for the first time New Scientist · 47d ago
- Something surprisingly sweet lurks near the Milky Way’s heart Scientific American · 47d ago
- Astronomers discover sugar in space that's also found in raspberries: "Just floating out in the galaxy" CBS News · 47d ago
- Detection of a four-carbon sugar in interstellar space Nature · 47d ago
- Natural sugar discovered in cloud of dust and gas near centre of Milky Way The Guardian · 47d ago
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