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Astronomers Detect First True Sugar in Interstellar Space

Laboratory spectroscopy plus quantum modeling point to formation on icy dust grains that challenge sequential carbon-addition models.

New Statistical Biosignature Distinguishes Life From Nonlife

JWST Detects First Extragalactic Methyl Radical in Carbon‑Rich, Dust‑Buried Galaxy

ALMA Detects 17 Complex Organic Molecules in V883 Orionis Protoplanetary Disk