Combination of a Hubble Space Telescope image of SN 1987A and the compact argon source ... and right of the inner ring are unrelated to the supernova.

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 ...

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 ...

No reason to give it a second look. Until it blew. Supernova 1987A was the brightest exploding star seen in the past 400 years. It was literally a blast from the past: The light from the supernova ...