Astronomy magazine podcast: Supernova 1987A
Senior Editor Rich Talcott revisits Supernova 1987A and explains how it influenced our understanding of exploding stars.
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September 13, 2007 This Hubble telescope image shows the supernova’s triple-ring system, including the bright spots along the inner ring of gas surrounding the exploded star.
Photo by NASA, ESA, P. Challis and R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
In this week's show, Astronomy Senior Editor Rich Talcott looks back at Supernova 1987A and obstacles to our understanding of supernovae.
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