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      <news:title>Subglacial Lakes and Aquifers Now Serve as Climate Observatories</news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.scienceandexploration.com/space-astronomy/sugar-molecule-found-deep-space-life-origins</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-02T13:34:49.384Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Astronomers Find Sugar Molecule in Deep Space, Hinting at Life&apos;s Origins</news:title>
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      <image:caption>A vast expanse of the Milky Way galaxy near its center, with glowing interstellar gas and dust hinting at the presence of complex organic molecules like sugar.</image:caption>
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