Astronomers find strong evidence of neutron star in remnant of exploding star
by Nina Massey
Feb 22, 2024
2 minutes
Astronomers have found evidence that a neutron star exists at the centre of the only exploding star – supernova – visible to the naked eye in the last 400 years, solving a 30-year-old mystery.
Although Supernova 1987A – located in a neighbouring dwarf galaxy – has been observed for more than three decades, scientists have not seen the
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