supernova 1987A

Stars may be spherical, but that doesn’t mean they explode in a symmetrical and uniform fashion. As a new study…

See that reddish cloud inside this supernova's shockwave? It's a massive plume of dust that formed shortly after the…

Astronomers are in awe as they witness the evolution of Supernova 1987A using the Hubble Space Telescope. I don't…

See that pink ring glowing in the middle of space? That's the shockwave of Supernova 1987A hitting a gas ring that…

A 6-trillion-mile-wide ring of gas encircles a supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, Supernova 1987A, and the…