Youngest SuperNova Ever Found!
by adminThe news is a few hours old now, but NASA has announced that the Chandra X-Ray observatory has discovered the remnants of a supernova that is only 140 years old.
Yes folks, the American Civil War was finished before this star went supernova. Up until this announcement, the most recent supernova had taken place in the late 17th century.
The odd thing is, these remnants were discovered in 1985, but only recently have astronomers determined that the remnants are much younger than previously believed.
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