When was the last supernova seen in the Milky Way?

Astronomers say our galaxy hasn’t seen a supernova in 400 years. Why don’t they count the 1987 supernova?  Judy PearceBelton, Texas The 1987 supernova (SN 1987A) occurred in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), not the Milky Way. The LMC is a smaller satellite of the Milky Way, but astronomers still consider it to be outsideContinue reading “When was the last supernova seen in the Milky Way?”
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