Supernova 1987A appeared in the far-southern constellation of Doradus (the Swordfish), in which the Large Magellanic Cloud is ...

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On February 24, 1987, an unexpected cosmic explosion rocked the astronomical community. Dubbed Supernova 1987A (SN 1987A), the fiery event — triggered by the implosion of a massive star — was the ...

On the night of February 23, 1987, the first light reached Earth from the death of a massive star in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). For those in the Southern Hemisphere, a new star appeared ...

Moving on: SN 1987A is entering a new era. (Courtesy: NASA / ESA / A Angelich (NRAO / AUI / NSF) / R Kirshner (Harvard–Smithsonian CfA / Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation) / ALMA (ESO / NAOJ / NRAO) / ...

Supernova 1987A, the nearest observed supernova in modern history, continues to offer profound insights into the life‐cycle of massive stars. Its distinctive features, including a prominent equatorial ...

Recent observations with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed new details about the fiery ring surrounding the stellar explosion that produced Supernova 1987A. The data give insight into the ...

One of the universe’s most iconic supernovae has been observed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), revealing its structure in greater detail than ever before. SN 1987A is a supernova that lies ...

Within the dusty cloud left behind by supernova 1987A, the most famous stellar explosion in modern history, astronomers have found compelling evidence for a long-sought neutron star. NASA’s James Webb ...

Astronomers now have evidence from two X-ray telescopes (Chandra and NuSTAR) for a key component of a famous supernova remnant. This latest study shows that a "pulsar wind nebula" created by such a ...

Recent observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed new details about the fiery ring surrounding the stellar explosion that produced Supernova 1987A. The data give insight into the ...