Webb Spots Possible Early Universe Fuel in Supernovae Debris
Two supernovae 22 million light-years away ejected dust into their region of the universe, Webb Space Telescope observations reveal, indicating that violent stellar deaths could give rise to new star systems.Webb Telescope Images the Pillars of CreationSupernovae are luminous stellar deaths; when some stars die, they explode outwards, spewing their material across the cosmos.The supernovae currently in question are SN 2004et and SN 2017eaw, and both are in NGC 6946 — the Fireworks Galaxy. Webb imaged the two objects using…