Researchers recreated cosmic dust in a Sydney lab to study how life’s building blocks reached Earth.
Cosmic dust from dying stars contains organic CHON molecules linked to early life.
University of Sydney PhD candidate Linda Losurdo produced dust using plasma in vacuum conditions.
The method mimics gases and energy found around dying stars.
Scientists hope the work explains why meteorites contain organic matter.
The findings appear in the Astrophysical Journal.
Sydney Scientists Recreate Cosmic Dust to Probe Life’s Origins
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