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Scientists find sugar in the Milky Way. It could help answer a cosmic mystery (globalnews.ca)
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[–] Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, yes. Its right here on Earth

[–] aim4harmony@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Milky rivers and chocolate mountains. πŸ˜‰πŸ₯›πŸ«

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sweet.

[–] aim4harmony@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Will it turn out that we live in the chocolate universe?

[–] bmaxv@noc.social 2 points 1 week ago

@aim4harmony @yogthos

Finally a theory of dark matter I can get behind.

#space #science

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Saw the title, was about to waste at least half an hour giving this my "quote most the article and lose my mind commentating on it" treatment, but it's actually pretty reasonably written. TouchΓ©, Global News.

I would still have liked to see them go into more detail on what the term "sugar" means chemically, though. To ensure readers aren't confusing it for straight table sugar, AKA sucrose. That's always a pitfall when terms have both a common language or layperson meaning and a more rigorous scientific meaning.

[–] thenextguy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Well the devil she made sweet candy
Took six days and nights to dream
On the seventh day she rested
Woke up early and made ice cream