
Supernova 1987A
Date
Artist's concept illustrating Supernova 1987A as the powerful blast wave passes through its outer ring and destroys most of its dust, before the dust re-forms or grows rapidly. SOFIA observations reveal that this dust — a building block of stars and planets — can re-form or grow immediately after the catastrophic damage caused by the supernova’s blast wave.
Credit
NASA/SOFIA/Symbolic Pictures/The Casadonte Group
Image Number
SCI2019_0004
Additional Information
Supernova 1987A
Instrument
FORCAST
Location
United States
More Information