Tag: Supernova 1987a

• Radioactive titanium powers a supernova afterglow

  (Yes, I’m inundating you all with writing. It’s a busy week, and I still have a few more things forthcoming to share with you.) Supernova 1987a was the death of a massive blue star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the satellite galaxies of our Milky Way. Because of its relative proximity and occurrence…

  Matthew R. Francis

  October 17, 2012

  Ars Technica, Writing for Other Sites

  Supernova 1987a, supernovas, X-ray astronomy