We asked our science editor to review aespa's song 'Supernova'

Last week, Korean girl group aespa dropped a stellar new single, "Supernova," that likened their fizzling intensity to that of an exploding star. As the music video for the tune racked up millions of views, NASA's Webb Telescope jumped in to share an image of the youngest known remnant of a real-life supernova — the 340-year-old Cassiopeia A — on X.

NASA loves using pop music to teach the chronically online about the wonders of our universe (the X account recently also referenced "Supermassive...