Sweet Discovery: Astronomers Find Sugar That's Also Found in Raspberries in Space
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Topic poll · all networksWhat molecule found in raspberries was detected in a space cloud?
- Methanol
- Ethyl formate
- Acetone
- Formaldehyde
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Ethyl formate
Astronomers found raspberry-flavoring sugar floating in space!
Glycolaldehyde, a simple sugar also found in raspberries, was detected near a young star. It may play a role in life's origins. Explore astrobiology at NASA.gov
The Milky Way's center smells faintly of raspberries & rum!
In 2009, astronomers found ethyl formate — the molecule that gives raspberries their flavor — in Sagittarius B2, a giant gas cloud 26,000 light-years away. The same cloud also contains ethanol, the compound in rum.