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Researchers detected a life-building sugar molecule floating in interstellar space for the first time, suggesting the ingredients for life might form in cosmic dust clouds before reaching Earth. This discovery could help solve the mystery of how life began on our planet.
Scientists detected erythrulose, a simple sugar found in raspberries, floating in a gas cloud near the center of our galaxy. This discovery suggests life's building blocks form naturally in space before planets even exist.
Scientists discovered a raspberry sugar called erythrulose in a gas cloud near the center of our galaxy, marking the first time this life-building molecule has been found beyond our solar system. The finding suggests that the ingredients for life may be common throughout space.
Astronomers detected a four-carbon sugar called erythrulose in a gas cloud near the Milky Way's center, marking the first true sugar ever found in interstellar space. The discovery could help explain how the building blocks of life first arrived on Earth.