The most recent nearby supernova, SN 1987A, was in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Milky Way’s youngest known supernova is ...

The supernova is the remnants of a blue supergiant star called Sanduleak–69 202. It was believed to hold a mass about 20 times that of the sun before the explosion was detected in February 1987.

Scientists may have discovered how a supernova that sits relatively close to Earth came to be adorned by a remarkable "string of pearls" formation. Supernova 1987A (SN 1987A) represents the ...

It was first discovered in February 1987, but the Webb Telescope gave scientists their clearest look at the distant supernova. NASA said that the telescope's near-infrared camera "provide a ...

Supernova 1987A was first spotted by astronomers 37 years ago in 1987, hence the numerical aspect of its name. As it exploded, Supernova 1987A first showered Earth with ghostly particles called ...

The supernova, known as SN 1987A and first discovered in 1987, has been studied by scientists for decades. A supernova is the powerful explosion of a star, which occurs when a star has reached the ...

On February 23, 1987, telescopes around the world got a front-row seat to a spectacular supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a companion galaxy to the Milky Way (SN: 2/8/17). Such explosions ...

David Malin Anglo Australian Telescope. Astronomers now know what became of a star that exploded in 1987, close enough for the bright light of the supernova to be visible in the night sky.