Mystery Spots, X‐Rays, γ Rays: Is the Dust Settling from SN1987a?

JAN 01, 1988

Per H. Andersen

Supernova 1987a, which appeared as a naked‐eye object 23 February 1987 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (see the article by David Helfand in PHYSICS TODAY, August, page 25), continues to challenge observers and theorists.

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