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Astro Bob blog: It’s a Blast! Supernova 1987A Celebrates 168,030th Birthday

Supernova 1987A, the closest and brightest supernova explosion since 1604, celebrates its 30th birthday this week. Well, really its 168,030th, since it all went down 168,000 years ago. Read post here.

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Credit: NASA/ESA

Supernova 1987A, the closest and brightest supernova explosion since 1604, celebrates its 30th birthday this week. Well, really its 168,030th, since it all went down 168,000 years ago. Read post here

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