Tuesday, November 11, 2014

ScienceDaily: Nebulae News

ScienceDaily: Nebulae News


Astronomers dissect the aftermath of a supernova

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:33 AM PST

Astronomers have used radio telescopes in Australia and Chile to see inside the remains of a supernova. The supernova, known as SN1987A, was first seen by observers in the Southern Hemisphere in 1987 when a giant star suddenly exploded at the edge of a nearby dwarf galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. In the two and a half decades since then the remnant of Supernova 1987A has continued to be a focus for researchers the world over, providing a wealth of information about one of the Universe's most extreme events.

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