A recent study has brought attention to an uncommon discovery in interstellar space: sugar. Experts from Nature Astronomy ...

The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what's called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas and dust littered between ...

A sugar compound called erythrulose has been found near the center of our galaxy ...

Scientists detect the first interstellar sugar in a Milky Way dust cloud. Discovery suggests life's essential ingredients can form in deep space before reaching planets. Researchers say cometary sugar ...

Sugars are key biomolecules in living organisms, as they form the backbone of DNA and RNA and play a fundamental role in ...

It’s the first time a sugar molecule has been detected in interstellar space. The discovery provides tantalizing new clues ...

The Milky Way's interstellar medium—that is, the dust and gas that threads between our galaxy's billions of stars—is an abundant yet elusive material. That means the latest image from NASA's James ...

How can astronomers pierce through the interstellar fog of the Milky Way—not to study distant objects, but to understand the fog itself? It just takes a little light. On January 12, 2003, NASA ...