Sugars are crucial components of RNA and DNA, the basis of all known organisms alive today. In a new study, the sugar ...
The space between stars just got a little sweeter. Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries and self-tanners. The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what’s ...
It’s the first time a sugar molecule has been detected in interstellar space. The discovery provides tantalizing new clues ...
The space between stars just got a little sweeter. Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that's also found in ...
The discovery of erythrulose suggests that complex sugars can form on icy dust grains long before planets emerge ...