NASA Update on SN 1987a

NASA updated their Supernova 1987a page with some excellent imagery and a cool 3D visualization of the expanding ring which is remnant of a star observed exploding in 1987.

NASA 3D Visualization

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/sn1987amodel.gif

Read more about this supernova at the NASA website: 

"The Dawn of a New Era for Supernova 1987a"

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/the-dawn-of-a-new-era-for-supernova-1987a