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Elusive neutron star remnants of famous Supernova 1987A finally found, scientists claim
FirstpostIn a decade, scientists expect to be able to see emissions from the pulsar better, to back their hypothesis with evidence. A group of astronomers, using data from earlier space missions and ground-based telescopes, claim to have finally found a squashed stellar core from a star explosion that was seen on 24 February 1987. The report added that while astronomers watched debris explode outward from the site of the detonation, they also looked for what should have remained of the star’s core – a neutron star. Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and previously unpublished data from NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, in combination with data from the ground-based Atacama Large Millimeter Array, researchers have been able to present evidence of the neutron star at the centre of SN 1987A. Speaking about it, lead author Emanuele Greco said that for 34 years astronomers have been sifting through the stellar debris expecting to find the neutron star.
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