Study Illuminates Star Explosion From 16th Century
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 19:14
in Astronomy & Space
A new study confirms that Tycho Brahe saw a common kind of star explosion that involves the explosion of a white dwarf star with a nearby companion in 1572.
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