Sugar Molecules Found in Space

June 22, 2000  Using the Kitt Peak Radio Telescope, astronomers have detected evidence of sugar molecules in a cloud of gas and dust near the center of our galaxy. This appears to establish that chemical precursors to life can exist in space long before planets are formed. Click here to read the Science Daily article concerning this matter. This will open a new browser window.

 

Kitt Peak 12-Meter Radio Telescope