Raspberry Sugar Spotted in Interstellar Space, Offering Clues to Life's Origins

Space Exploration

16 July 2026 at 5:23 am

Raspberry Sugar Spotted in Interstellar Space, Offering Clues to Life's Origins

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Scientists have detected erythrulose, a type of sugar, in interstellar space for the first time, a discovery that could provide crucial insights into the origins of life. This sugar, found in a molecular cloud, can transform into components necessary for nucleic acids like DNA and RNA.

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