Starship Asterisk*

The dust itself is mainly made up of silicates, containing carbon, oxygen, iron, and all the other elements produced when a star explodes. This is a case where one question's answer leads to another question. Sol is a later generation star, and therefore we benefit from having handy things like oxy...

Is there been information regarding the chemical composition of the dust that is often seen as dark patches in the Hubble images?
Presumably the dust is the basis for new star formation and it would be interesting to learn what is in the dust prior to star formation.

Thanks for any thoughts.
Bill

Has there been a photo taken of the earth from the moon during a 'lunar' eclipse? Or, has there been a simulation of that event? I would think that the earth would be surrounded by the pink halo that causes the moon to appear 'red'. In any event it should be spectacular!

BillF