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Knots Brighten in Ring Around Supernova 1987a

Knots in the gas ring around supernova 1987A brighten in images made with the Hubble Space Telescope in February 1998, January 1999 and February 2000.
  • Release Date
    February 16, 2000
  • Science Release
    Onset of Titanic Collision Lights Up Supernova Ring
  • Credit
    P. Challis and R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), P. Garnavich (University of Notre Dame) and Z. Levay (STScI)

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Mar 28, 2025
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