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We Just Found Actual Sugar in a Massive Space Cloud

2026-07-18 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
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Top Comments (10)

@hooyahfish3143 2026-07-18

Great, that's how you get space ants.

227 17 replies
@Master_Therion 2026-07-18

Oh, is this why they named our galaxy after the Milky Way Candy Bar?

62 1 replies
@militantpacifist13 2026-07-18

Aliens are making space candy.

138 15 replies
@jamesleatherwood5125 2026-07-18

Even the universe needs a sugar fix once in a while. 😂😂

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@1gramps4julian 2026-07-18

WAIT!!! Do you mean there may actually be a, " Big Rock Candy Mountain" somewhere in the universe??!! 🤯🤣👍

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@viali59 2026-07-18

does that mean if it spins fast enough it will turn to pink candy floss lol

44 4 replies
@techbricks5300 2026-07-18

Sweet.

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@Redacted-BL 2026-07-18

Turns out, the dinosaurs died from diabetes, not the asteroid.

34 2 replies
@rallyfeind 2026-07-18

Cotton Candy Nebula is what I wanted to hear about space.

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@elinope4745 2026-07-18

yeah they put that stuff in everything anymore.

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