That’s why evidence of a neutron star in Supernova 1987 is “super-important for nuclear physics and particle physics,” Janka said. Astronomers have documented supernovae for nearly a ...

SN 1987A, which occurred about 168,000 light years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), was first spotted in late February 1987. It was the closest visible supernova in almost 400 years ...

Supernova 1987A (SN 1987A) is a significant astronomical event that occurred in 1987, marking the closest observed supernova in over 400 years. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, this ...