A Dazzling Supernova

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Nearly four years back, astronomers spotted one of the brightest taking off stars in more than 400 years
The titanic supernova, called Supernova 1987A (SN 1987A), blazed with the power of 100 million suns for numerous months following its
discovery on Feb
23, 1987
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, R
Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation), and M
Mutchler and R
Avila (STScI)Read More
Image Credits - NASA