NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed stunning new details of a famous supernova remnant.
Supernova 1987A was first discovered in 1987, as its name suggests.
Webb's portrait of the Supernova 1987A remnant.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Supernova 1987A remnant within the Large Magellanic Cloud, as captured by Hubble.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe parts of the supernova remnant as captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2023.
Persons:
NASA's James Webb, Webb, James Webb, Mikako Matsuura, Richard Arendt, Claes Fransson, Josefin Larsson, Hubble, Chandra, Robert P, Kirshner, Max Mutchler, Roberto Avila, couldn't, Matsuura, Arendt, NASA’s, J, Larsson
Organizations:
Service, Hubble, NASA, ESA, CSA, Cardiff University, Stockholm University, Astronomers, AUI, NSF, Moore Foundation, James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s Goddard Spaceflight Center & University of Maryland, Royal Institute of Technology
Locations:
Wall, Silicon, Stockholm, Baltimore County