... Observing . ... Researchers brew up organics on ice . ... Researchers are brewing up icy, organic concoctions in the lab to mimic materials at the edge of our solar system and beyond. ... Maybe not in your coffee, but researchers at NASAт??s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, are creating concoctions of organics, or carbon-bearing molecules, on ice in the lab, then zapping them with lasers. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...