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Linda Losurdo, a doctoral student at the University of Sydney, successfully simulated star-like conditions to produce cosmic dust using simple gases and electricity.

Researchers say the breakthrough could help them better understand how the basic ingredients of life form in space.

A doctoral student recreated a tiny piece of the universe in a bottle to investigate the chemistry that led to life on Earth.

Organic compounds discovered on the Red Planet cannot be fully explained by non-biological sources, say astrobiologists.