> liquid iron is sitting around radiating its tail off With the energy imparted by the cataclysmic devastation of a supernova I'd assume it's a plasma that coo

> liquid iron is sitting around radiating its tail off With the energy imparted by the cataclysmic devastation of a supernova I'd assume it's a plasma that cools and sublimates into a gas. These clouds of gas typically have magnetic fields that can bring particles close together where they form dust/grains.