Four-carbon sugar reportedly detected in interstellar space
NatureAsia reports that erythrulose has been identified near the Milky Wayās center, citing research published in Nature Astronomy.
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NatureAsia reports the detection of erythrulose, a sugar with four carbon atoms, near the center of the Milky Way. The Nature Astronomy paper describes its detection in an interstellar cloud and says observations and chemical modeling show that it forms efficiently on dust.
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