Supernova 1987A: Demonstration of How Light is Dispersed in STIS

STIS Chemically Analyzes the Ring Around Supernova 1987a

These images from the Hubble's Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) provide a new and unprecedented look at one of the most unique and complex structures in the universe – a light-year wide ring of glowing gas around supernova 1987A, the nearest stellar explosion in 400...

Supernova 1987A: How the Rings are Oriented Towards Earth