The axion has emerged in recent years as a leading particle candidate to provide the
mysterious dark matter in the cosmos, as we review here for a general scientific audience …

Although it has faded by a factor of∼ 107, SN 1987A is still bright enough to be observed in
almost every band of the electromagnetic spectrum. Today, the bolometric luminosity of the …

Context. The remnants of core-collapse supernovae (SNe) are probes of the physical
processes associated with their parent SNe. Aims. Here we aim to explore to which extent …

Since the day of its explosion, SN 1987A (SN87A) was closely monitored with the aim to
study its evolution and to detect its central compact relic. The detection of neutrinos from the …

Context. Massive stars end their lives in catastrophic supernova (SN) explosions. Key
information on the explosion processes and on the progenitor stars can be extracted from …

The remnants of core-collapse supernovae (SNe) have complex morphologies that may
reflect asymmetries and structures developed during the progenitor SN explosion. Here we …

We perform three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of aspherical core-collapse
supernovae, focusing on the matter mixing in SN 1987A. The impacts of four progenitor (pre …

Context. Observations of the supernova remnant (SNR) Cassiopeia A (Cas A) show
significant asymmetries in the reverse shock that cannot be explained by models describing …

Since the day of its explosion, supernova (SN) 1987A has been closely monitored to study
its evolution and to detect its central compact relic. In fact, the formation of a neutron star is …

Updated imaging and photometric results from Chandra observations of SN 1987A, covering
the last 16 years, are presented. We find that the 0.5–2 keV light curve has remained …