Decades-Long Time-lapse Reveals Donut Shape of Supernova 1987A
A time-lapse created by astronomer Yvette Cendes shows the shockwave of Supernova 1987A expanding outward and crashing into debris. (Credit: Yvette Cendes, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto)
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