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

    From Jan Panteltje@alien@comet.invalid to sci.astro,sci.physics on Sun Jul 19 15:45:24 2026
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    From:
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260718010156.htm

    A tiny universe in a bottle reveals clues to the origins of life
    Scientists recreated cosmic dust in a bottle,
    offering a new glimpse into how the ingredients for life may have formed among the stars.
    Date:
    July 19, 2026
    Source:
    University of Sydney
    Summary:
    Researchers have created cosmic dust from scratch by recreating space-like conditions inside glass tubes.
    The dust contains complex carbon-rich molecules built from elements essential to life and produces infrared
    signals similar to real material found in space.
    By studying these laboratory samples, scientists can explore how organic chemistry unfolds around stars and
    how comets, asteroids and meteorites may have carried those ingredients to Earth.

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