The detection of sugar molecules in interstellar molecular clouds indicates the presence of complex prebiotic chemistry in space.

For the first time, astronomers have detected sugar molecules (erythrulose, to be precise) in deep space, floating near the center of our galaxy. It adds to the evidence for complex prebiotic carbon chemistry in interstellar clouds, even before planets form. https://cen.acs.org/physical-chemistry/astrochemistry/astronomers-detect-first-sugar-in-interstellar-molecular-clouds/104/web/2026/07 #space #science #nature

Astronomers Have Found a Sugar Molecule in Deep Space for the First Time Ever https://www.wired.com/story/astronomers-found-sugar-molecule-in-deep-space/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Climate Change @climate-change-WIRED