SN 1987A

[[File:New Hubble Observations of Supernova 1987A Trace Shock Wave (4954621859).jpg|thumb|250px|The remnant of SN 1987A]]
SN 1987A was a [[supernova]] in a [[Large Magellanic Cloud|small galaxy]] that is orbiting our Milky Way galaxy. The supernova was 168,000 light years away, and so happened 168,000 years ago. But it was 1987 when it was first seen. It was close enough that scientists found [[neutrino]]s before the light got to Earth. 
SN 1987A is the only supernova that has been that close in modern times, It was the brightest object seen from Earth in over 400 years. There have been many others that were closer but they were before scientists had the tools to help them understand what was happening.
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[[Category:Supernovae]]
[[Category:1987]]