SN 1987A - Wikipedia
SN 1987A was a type II supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It occurred approximately 51.4 kiloparsecs (168,000 light-years) from Earth and was the closest observed supernova since Kepler's Supernova in 1604.
The Dawn of a New Era for Supernova 1987a - NASA Science
Feb 24, 2017 · The titanic supernova, called Supernova 1987A (SN 1987A), blazed with the power of 100 million suns for several months following its discovery on Feb. 23, 1987. Since that first sighting, SN 1987A has continued to fascinate astronomers with its spectacular light show.
Webb Reveals New Structures Within Iconic Supernova - NASA
Aug 31, 2023 · Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) captured this detailed image of SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A), which has been annotated to highlight key structures. At the center, material ejected from the supernova forms a keyhole shape. Just to its left and right are faint crescents newly discovered by Webb.
Webb Finds Evidence for Neutron Star at Heart of Young …
Feb 22, 2024 · NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for emission from a neutron star at the site of a recently observed supernova. The supernova, known as SN 1987A, was a core-collapse supernova, meaning the compacted remains at its core formed either a neutron star or a black hole.
JWST Solves Decades-Old Mystery of Nearby Supernova
Feb 23, 2024 · Scientists have finally found the compact object at the heart of the famous supernova of 1987, and it’s not a black hole. Nearly forty years ago residents of Earth were treated to a rare cosmic...
Supernova 1987A - NASA
Feb 24, 2017 · Supernova 1987A: A supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light years from Earth. Thirty years have passed since Supernova 1987A was first seen. Since then, telescopes around the world and in space have observed this …
Webb finds clues of neutron star at heart of supernova remnant
Feb 22, 2024 · The supernova, known as SN 1987A, occurred 160 000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud. SN 1987A was observed on Earth in 1987, the first supernova that was visible to the naked eye since 1604 — before the advent of telescopes.
The Dawn of a New Era for Supernova 1987A - HubbleSite
Feb 24, 2017 · The titanic supernova, called Supernova 1987A (SN 1987A), blazed with the power of 100 million suns for several months following its discovery on Feb. 23, 1987. Since that first sighting, SN 1987A has continued to fascinate astronomers with its spectacular light show.
Supernova mystery solved: JWST reveals the fate of an iconic …
Feb 22, 2024 · The finding is “the strongest observational evidence so far” for the presence of a neutron star in SN 1987A, says Mikako Matsuura, an astrophysicist at Cardiff University, UK.
Webb finds evidence for a neutron star at heart of young …
Feb 22, 2024 · The supernova, known as SN 1987A, occurred 160 000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud. SN 1987A was a type II supernova [1] that was observed on Earth in 1987, the first supernova that was visible to the naked eye …