Supernova 1987A: Remnants of an Exploded Star

Astronomer Remy Indebetouw talks about the star that exploded in 1987, and how the world's telescopes have been watching the explosion ever since.

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ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO). Animation and video credits: A. Angelich and B. Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF; R. Indebetouw et. al, A. Angelich (NRAO/AUI/NSF); NASA/STScI/CfA/R. Kirshner; NASA/CXC/SAO/PSU/D. Burrows et al.; NASA/CXC/D.Berry/MIT/T.Delaney et al.; NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab; ESO/C. Malin/B. Tafreshi/José Francisco Salgado.

Music: Geodesium.