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Space Telescope Science Inst. (spacetelescope@astrodon.social)'s status on Friday, 23-Feb-2024 04:17:22 JST Space Telescope Science Inst.

Almost 40 years ago, Supernova 1987A exploded onto the scene. Since then, astronomers have searched its remnant (in near-infrared at left) for a central compact object. New James Webb Space Telescope data at right (mid-infrared) shows evidence of a neutron star: https://webbtelescope.pub/49IFMlO
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1. A two-panel image of a supernova remnant. At left, a mottled light pinkish-orange oval whose inner edge resembles a string of pearls. Within the oval is a dense blue-green cloud, shaped like a keyhole. Three stars with six-point diffraction patterns surround the oval. Above and below these structures, are very faint orange rings, which form a figure eight pattern. The inner portion of the supernova remnant is surrounded by a white box whose edges correspond to the border of the second image. At right, a bright orange ring with an orange dot in the middle.
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