Blast from the Past in Today’s Sky
Astronomers think they have identified the remnant of a supernova recorded by Chinese astronomers in AD 386.
Rutuparna Das is an astrophysicist, science communicator, and educator. She searches the skies to understand dark energy and shares her love for the universe by writing articles, nature poetry, and physics song parodies.
Astronomers think they have identified the remnant of a supernova recorded by Chinese astronomers in AD 386.
By: Rutuparna Das October 11, 2018
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