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Supernova Story

  • February 12, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

First spotted in November 1572, the exploded star dubbed “Tycho’s supernova” shook the long-held idea that the heavens don’t change. Named for astronomer Tycho Brahe, it was visible in daytime but faded by 1574 … and wasn’t seen again until a telescope revealed it in the 1960s.

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