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- Nearly2,000 years ago, Chinese astronomers spotted a bright light materializing inthe night sky. Turns out the skywatchers had witnessed the spectacularexplosion of a dying star. That wasthe year 185 AD. Today astronomers said they might have identified the remainsfrom this ancient stellarexplosion, now considered the oldest supernova on record.
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Sep 26, 2006 · Nearly2,000 years ago, Chinese astronomers spotted a bright light materializing inthe night sky. Turns out the skywatchers had witnessed the spectacularexplosion of a dying star. That...
Oct 24, 2011 · -- A mystery that began nearly 2,000 years ago, when Chinese astronomers witnessed what would turn out to be an exploding star in the sky, has been solved. New infrared observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, reveal how the first supernova ever recorded occurred and how its shattered ...
Mar 4, 2023 · A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a famous supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A, or Cas A. When a massive star comes to the end of its life and explodes in a huge ...
They calculated how fast the energized shell of the remnant was moving to estimate the original date of the supernova and determined that the star had gone supernova about 2,000 years ago.
Oct 25, 2011 · 25 October 2011. The supernova grew to inexplicable size in a short period of time, starting nearly 2,000 years ago. A mystery surrounding the first recorded supernova - seen by Chinese...
Sep 26, 2006 · By Jeanna Bryner. Nearly 2,000 years ago, Chinese astronomers spotted a bright light materializing in the night sky. Turns out the skywatchers had witnessed the spectacular explosion of a...
