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Scientists spot sugar in interstellar space for the first time ever (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Erythrulose, a sugar found in raspberries, kiwis and many red fruits, also apparently exists in a giant molecular cloud of gas and dust near the center of our galaxy, some 26,745 light-years from Earth. This marks the first time a sugar has been seen in interstellar space. The results have been published in Nature Astronomy

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[โ€“] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

mmmmm space sugar

[โ€“] crimson_iris@piefed.social 2 points 13 hours ago

First we get the sugar, then we get the power, then we get the women.