Despite having finally located the remnant of that ancient stellar explosion, its characteristics point to a strange irregular type of supernova that left behind a ‘zombie star’
Almost 850 years ago, in 1181, a new star appeared in the sky, near the constellation Cassiopeia, and shone brightly for six months before disappearing. The unusual event appears in different Chinese and Japanese records of the time, and for centuries…
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