Exploding Stars Make Key Ingredient Found in Glass

A new study using observations by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope reports for the first time that silica — one of the most common minerals found on Earth — is formed when massive stars explode.

from NASA Image of the Day https://ift.tt/2PKyb1g

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Renee Tarot

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