Study illuminates star explosion from 16th century
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 13:01
in Astronomy & Space
More than 400 years after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe challenged established wisdom about the heavens by analyzing a strange new light in the sky, scientists say they've finally nailed down just what he saw.
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