Researchers believe cosmic dust helped deliver life’s building blocks to Earth.
At the University of Sydney, PhD researcher Linda Losurdo recreated cosmic dust in a laboratory from scratch.
She simulated dying stars by energising gas mixtures inside a vacuum tube using high voltage plasma.
The dust contains CHON molecules, key ingredients for organic chemistry and life.
Scientists hope the work explains how meteorites came to carry organic matter to Earth.
Experts say the method offers a powerful way to study early life formation.
The study appears in the Astrophysical Journal.
Sydney Scientists Recreate Cosmic Dust to Probe Life’s Origins
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