Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 17 July 2026
17 July 2026
Nature staff discuss the discovery of a four carbon ‘true sugar’ in interstellar space — plus, a formula inscribed on a wall reveals a Maya mathematician’s name.
By
Benjamin Thompson &
Nick Petrić Howe
The discovery of sugar in interstellar space provides an important clue about the origins of sugar on Earth and possibly the rise…
It turns out the universe has something of a sweet tooth. Astronomers have detected a new type of sugar floating in deep space…
The space between stars just got a little sweeter. Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that's also found in…
It's a sweet discovery that has the science world talking — and may help us better understand the origins of life on Earth.
"Our work shows that sugars can form naturally in space."
Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries
Sweet surprise: Scientists find sugar deep in our galaxy
Sugar in space? Astronomers find sweet clue to life's origins
Newly found sugar between stars offers clues to cosmic chemistry
Raspberry sugar spotted in interstellar space, a sweet discovery that could reveal clues about life's origins
In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars
Sweet discovery: Astronomers find complex sugar drifting between stars
Astronomers find evidence of sugar in interstellar space - The Korea Times
Scientists Find The First True Sugar Ever Detected in Interstellar Space
Astronomers discover sugar in space that's also found in raspberries: "Just floating out in the galaxy"
Astronomers find sugar floating in space
