KnowraSN 1987ALinked fromLinked fromThe 17 pages that link to SN 1987A, each with the reason it gives.All 17Broader topic 11Related 5Compared with 1SupernovaBroader topic: Its neutrinos and evolving ejecta gave unusually direct evidence about core collapse.Core-collapse supernovaBroader topic: Its neutrinos and evolving remnant provide an unusually direct record of core collapse.Neutrino astronomyBroader topic: Neutrino detections from its collapse provided the first extragalactic supernova signal.Large Magellanic CloudBroader topic: Its proximity enabled detailed study of a supernova and its progenitor star.Multi-messenger astronomyBroader topic: Neutrinos detected alongside its light provided an early, direct view of a stellar core collapse.Massive starBroader topic: Its progenitor and neutrino signal provide direct evidence about massive-star collapse.Red supergiantBroader topic: Its unexpectedly blue progenitor challenged simple expectations about red-supergiant explosions.Magellanic CloudsBroader topic: Its proximity enabled unusually detailed study of a supernova and its aftermath.Circumstellar mediumBroader topic: Its expanding debris illuminates material shed by the progenitor before the explosion.Masatoshi KoshibaBroader topic: Kamiokande detected neutrinos from this explosion, opening a new way to study supernovae.Type II supernovaBroader topic: It provided unusually rich evidence about a Type II explosion and its progenitor.