A tiny universe in a bottle reveals clues to the origins of life

A PhD student has successfully recreated cosmic dust in a laboratory by simulating interstellar conditions using gases and electrical charges. This experiment helps scientists understand the chemical origins of life by analyzing how organic molecules form in space.
A PhD student in Sydney has produced cosmic dust from scratch by recreating a small piece of the universe inside a laboratory bottle. The experiment offers new clues about how some of the chemical ingredients associated with life could have developed before Earth even formed.
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