2026-07-13 9d507909fce1b450f4648f82f376f7c19da715b3 /feed/2026/07/13/astronomers-announces-that-a-erythrulose-molecule-was-detected-inside-a-cloud-of-gas-and-dust-near-the-center-of-the-mil Astronomers announces that a erythrulose molecule was detected inside a cloud of gas and dust near the center of the Milky Way. It is the first evidence of sugar in interstellar space. 1784123542 2026-07-13 339d550c6e95b97c073f39ec282831a4fe2d5536 42 Milky Way 70 /wiki/milky%20way center 36 /wiki/galactic%20center cloud of gas and dust 13 /wiki/interstellar%20cloud erythrulose 1 /wiki/erythrulose interstellar space 171 /wiki/outer%20space#interstellar%20space sugar 115 /wiki/sugar Milky Way center cloud of gas and dust erythrulose interstellar space sugar Erythrulose /feed/2026/07/13/astronomers-announce-that-an-erythrulose-molecule-was-detected-inside-a-cloud-of-gas-and-dust-near-the-center-of-the-mil Nature 13 c89197080ac44bb73aca94cfcb49405863a5dfe7 7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02173-5 2026 Astronomers announce that an erythrulose molecule was detected inside a cloud of gas and dust near the center of the Milky Way. It is the first evidence of sugar in interstellar space.