30 years later, supernova 1987A is still sharing secrets

When the nearby star exploded, ‘the whole world got excited’

SHINE BRIGHT Supernova 1987A shone as a brilliant point of light near the Tarantula Nebula (pink cloud) in the Large Magellanic Cloud, as pictured from an observatory in Chile.

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By Christopher Crockett

February 8, 2017 at 9:00 am - More than 2 years ago

Ian Shelton was alone at a telescope in the remote Atacama Desert of Chile.

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