A Story Of Star Death: Crab Nebula Many of the atoms in your body formed billions of years ago, inside an aging star.

https://viewspace.org/interactives/unveiling_invisible_universe/star_death/crab_nebula Some stars die slowly, giving off puffs of gas and dust before collapsing to form small white dwarf stars. Much larger stars die suddenly in powerful explosions known as supernovas, blasting gas, dust, and energy out in all directions as they collapse to form tiny neutron stars or black holes. The gas and dust expelled by dying stars eventually combines with the remains of others to form new stars, planets, and moons.