Scientists Find a Strange Sugar in Space — and It Could Transform the Hunt for Life

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A complex sugar found in interstellar space expands the search for life’s chemical origins.

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The search for life beyond Earth often focuses on planets, water and atmospheric gases. Yet some of the most revealing clues can appear much earlier in the chemical journey.

A newly identified molecule is forcing researchers to reconsider how far complex chemistry can progress before stars and planets even form. Its significance lies in what it makes possible, not in proving life exists.