This is how a star dies in a colossal explosion called a supernova. | NOVA l PBS

Journey to Exploding Star: Supernova 1987A in Dorado | ESO/Hubble FriendsofNASA.org: This video zooms into images of Supernova 1987A (SN 1987A), located 168,000 light-years away in the neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud dwarf galaxy, as seen with European Southern Observatory telescopes, and finally fades into an artist’s impression that shows the distinct elements present in SN 1987A: two outer rings, one inner ring and the deformed, innermost expelled material. Almost four decades ago, astrono