Supernova Dust

A star collapses when it dies, spewing space dust in a giant cloud of elements that make for very beautiful Hubble Telescope photos.

A star collapses when it dies, spewing space dust in a giant cloud of elements that make for very beautiful Hubble Telescope photos. The "explosion," called a supernova, results in either a black hole or a small, dense star that no longer generates heat.

A star collapses when it dies, spewing space dust in a giant cloud of elements that make for very beautiful Hubble Telescope photos.

A star collapses when it dies, spewing space dust in a giant cloud of elements that make for very beautiful Hubble Telescope photos. The "explosion," called a supernova, results in either a black hole or a small, dense star that no longer generates heat.