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Death of a star! Awesome tech helps NASA wind back the clock from 160,000 light years away
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Death of a star! Awesome tech helps NASA wind back the clock from 160,000 light years away

[ad_1] Astronomers have narrowed the timeline of a distant star's explosive demise with the help of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory. Have you heard of stars exploding? Yes, the stars in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies do explode and astronomers have even seen the debris from scores of exploded stars. However, it is very difficult to determine or find out the timeline of the star's demise. But now NASA has informed that by studying the spectacular remains of a supernova in a neighboring galaxy using NASA telescopes, a team of astronomers has found enough clues to help wind back the clock. "By combining data from @ChandraXray, @NASAHubble, and the retired Spitzer Space Telescope astronomers have n...