Here’s a quietly poetic fact from space science: the air you breathe each day might contain a speck of ancient stardust. These microscopic particles fall to Earth via meteor showers—some born from supernova explosions over 4.5 billion years ago. They’re more real, and far older, than the shimmering dots you see on your screen. Artists have long drawn inspiration from this phenomenon of “falling cosmic dust.” The soft gradients and glowing speckles in these images are visual echoes of...