SCIENCEJul 16 · 09:30 UTCWIREDJorge Garay

Astronomers Have Found a Sugar Molecule in Deep Space for the First Time Ever

Astronomers have discovered erythrulose, a sugar molecule, in deep space for the first time. The molecule was detected thousands of light-years away.

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