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Supernova mystery solved: JWST reveals the fate of an iconic stellar explosion

Image of SN 1987a, with a faint blue spot in the centre surrounded by bright yellow and orange rings of debris.

This image of supernova 1987A was created by combining a photo from the Hubble Space Telescope with data from one of JWST’s instruments, which detected a signature of the neutron star (blue) at its core. Credit: J. Larsson

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Nature 627, 18-19 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00528-4

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