Space telescope spies neutron star in the debris of famous supernova

Finally! Webb Finds a Neutron Star from Supernova 1987A

I can remember seeing images of SN1987A as it developed back in 1987. It was the explosion of a star, a supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Over the decades that followed, it was closely monitored in particular the expanding debris cloud. Predictions suggested there may be a neutron star or even a black hole at the core but the resolution of the telescopes was insufficient to pick anything up. Now we have the James Webb Space Telescope and …

JWST Solves Decades-Old Mystery of Nearby Supernova

Scientists have finally found the compact object at the heart of the famous supernova of 1987, and it’s not a black hole

Webb finds evidence for neutron star at heart of young supernova remnant

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for emission from a neutron star at the site of a recently observed supernova. The supernova, known as SN 1987A, was a core-collapse supernova, meaning the compacted remains at its core formed either a neutron star or a black hole. Evidence for such a compact object has long been sought, and while indirect evidence for the presence of a neutron star has previously been found, this…

JWST Finds A Neutron Star In Remnant Of SN1987a, The Last Naked-Eye Supernova

It finally settles the question of whether the most studied supernova of all time produced a neutron star or black hole.

Neutron star spotted in the debris of famous supernova

A star that exploded in a stunning supernova visible to Earth more than three decades ago morphed into a neutron star, scientists have confirmed.

Scientists identify neutron star born out of supernova seen in 1987

WASHINGTON : When a star up to 20 times the mass of our sun exploded in a nearby galaxy, the blast was so violent that it was visible to the naked eye from Earth's southern hemisphere for weeks in 1987. Scientists have finally identified the progeny of that supernova - an enormously dense object called a neutron