"Light Echo" Helps Solve Supernova Mystery
Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 15:07
in Astronomy & Space
The reflection of 300-year-old light off interstellar dust has allowed scientist to finally identify the nature of a mysterious stellar explosion.
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