![Supernova remnant G54.1+0.3 includes radio, infrared and X-ray light](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pia22569-snr-g54.jpg)
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.
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