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[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This reads like an announcement you would get in cookie clicker.

[–] Whimsical418@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Never heard of that one before, but it looks cool.

[–] Cytobit@piefed.social 14 points 1 month ago

Galactose would have been more fitting for the Milky Way galaxy. Oh well.

[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 month ago

Researchers identified it in the molecular cloud G+0.693−0.027

So we have found space cotton candy now? Who is gonna eat that?

Besides, I like the picture in the article. Gave me a good chuckle.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 1 month ago

One step closer to generating tea from space.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago

We need to keep Nestlé from exploiting it.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Now all we need is a tea nebula and there’s every motivation for a joint British Isles space programme.

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Is it brown? I swear there's a Parliament lyric about that...