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A Hubble Space Telescope image of the supernova remnant SN 1987A, showing a shocked ring of pre-supernova material, within which is a fish-shaped, central blob of supernova debris that has begun to brighten due to illumination by X-rays from the shocked ring. The closest supernova explosion seen in almost 400 years, SN 1987A is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Credit: NASA; P. Challis
Low Resolution Image (jpg)
Credit: NASA; P. Challis
Low Resolution Image (jpg)
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