Osiris-Rex spacecraft

Astronomers discovered erythrulose, a sugar found in raspberries, in the interstellar medium near the Milky Way's center using Spanish radio telescopes. The finding, published in Nature Astronomy, suggests complex sugars may be widespread in space, supporting theories that life's building blocks originated in space before Earth's formation.

Astronomers discovered erythrulose, a sugar found in raspberries and self-tanners, in the interstellar medium using radio telescopes in Spain. The finding suggests sugars, crucial for life, may form in space and supports theories about life's building blocks originating in the galaxy.