Supernova rapidly creates dust between stars
Explosions are probably primary source of dust in galaxies
VIOLENT ORIGINS X-rays burst from supernova SN 2010jl (bright purple circle, top), seen in a composite image from the Chandra and Hubble space telescopes of its host galaxy. Within weeks of the explosion, a shell of interstellar dust formed around the dead star.
Chandra/Royal Military College of Canada, STScI, CXC, NASA