The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what's called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas and dust littered between stars.

Erythrulose, a sugar found in raspberries, was spotted in a gas and dust cloud near the center of the Milky Way.

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It’s the first time a sugar molecule has been detected in interstellar space. The discovery provides tantalizing new clues into how life may have arisen on Earth.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch during early Tuesday, July 14 from Cape Canaveral. Here's when to expect liftoff.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars into the clouds after launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station July 14, 2026. The rocket is carrying 29 Starlink satellites. Craig Bailey, FLO

A SpaceX rocket launch from Florida will set off rumble early Tuesday on another Starlink delivery. The liftoff is set for no earlier than 5:10 a.m. Tuesday, July 14 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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NASA astronaut Anil Menon will launch with two Russians to the International Space Station for an 8-month mission. Here are photos ahead of launch.

They're off to space, and taking a Minnesota physicist with them. NASA astronaut and Minneapolis-native Dr. Anil Menon left on his first mission Tuesday morning, joining two Russian cosmonauts heading to the International Space Station.

Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon has embarked on his first journey into space, launching aboard Russia's Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft from the historic Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.

Russia ⁠launched ⁠two cosmonauts and an ​American astronaut to the ‌International Space Station ‌on Tuesday ⁠from ⁠Kazakhstan, resuming crewed flights from a ​recently repaired astronaut launchpad with a rare ​joint attendance by the ⁠heads of ⁠NASA and ⁠Russia's space ​agency.