The Closest Supernova Since 1604 Is Hissing At Us

The Closest Supernova Since 1604 Is Hissing At Us

"Just like excavating and studying ancient ruins that teach us about the life of a past civilization, my colleagues and I have used low-frequency radio observations as a window into the star's life. Our new data improves our knowledge of the composition of space in the region of SN 1987A; we can now go back to our simulations and tweak them, to better reconstruct the physics of supernova explosions."