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Gas Ring Around Supernova 1987A — Feb. 2, 2000

Gas Ring Around Supernova 1987A -- Feb. 2, 2000
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    SN 1987A
  • Release Date
    February 16, 2000
  • Science Release
    Onset of Titanic Collision Lights Up Supernova Ring
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  • Credit
    Science Release Credit: NASA, Peter Challis and Robert Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), Peter Garnavich (University of Notre Dame), and the SINS Collaboration

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Mar 28, 2025
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