The Center of Our Galaxy Is More Like a Raspberry Donut Than We Realized
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- Astronomers discovered erythrulose, the first true sugar in interstellar space, in the galactic center.
- The discovery suggests that interstellar sugars could have contributed to the origins of life on Earth.
- Erythrulose is the largest non-ring molecule and only the second chiral molecule found in interstellar space.
- The finding indicates that complex chemistry in space may be more advanced than previously thought.