Why Is Supernova 1987A Particularly Important to Astronomers

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Multiple Choice

Why is Supernova 1987A particularly important to astronomers?

• A)It was the first supernova detected in nearly 400 years.
• B)It occurred only a few light- years from Earth.
• C)It provided the first evidence that supernovae really occur.
• D)It is the nearest supernova to have occurred at a time when we were capable of studying it carefully with telescopes.

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