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Astronomers Glimpse Ancient Supernova Explosion Anew

Astronomers used a new technique to see a centuries-old supernova explosion. The supernova was first seen by Tycho Brahe in 1572. By watching light that took a longer trip to Earth, bouncing off dust particles along the way, astronomers watched the explosion as it would have looked to Brahe.<br style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:850f18be96cb4d9c5416f832117330bd:prpxUL38ygW%2BJQg7NYf7VQGEEqcV7zioVJ5u8yJUmFwATcEGSt3BuoPkUJJA%2F%2FcwanWs%2Bqn3AMvHoA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Facebook' alt='Add to Facebook' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/facebook.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:b4d3b102e5a8a0cf0027aff4062dcb2a:61QqQWMVudkqroHpeqYXHJqh4fZ08mh3tUvfzeF29OJxC7dKbmgKCr0dmyC0%2FMy57hmrq7ci6rOh'><img border='0' title='Add to Reddit' alt='Add to Reddit' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/reddit.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:9b9d46529baa8a31fa2682e47199ff5a:XP9Ko8de2BmpQPAhcevHlSeB0dzw%2FQ50YuWKKYyIeW%2F8pQoepnpQrv4l6EJ6CGLv1o8Oh4QtcClj'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:399ea62711898de484727a3219f0b580:Ef1HlLDO3GbP3J8IEQYtclop1fdh8kMc%2B8yBkOLxMb7hleLws2MnjiMXQ16WRUoMUUaNRnHVYtQY'><img border='0' title='Add to Google' alt='Add to Google' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/google.png'/></a> <br style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=daa0a24098b2d28a217a3dfe2fced785&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=daa0a24098b2d28a217a3dfe2fced785&p=1"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=daa0a24098b2d28a217a3dfe2fced785" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/> <p><a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~a/wired/index?a=g9Rpwf"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~a/wired/index?i=g9Rpwf" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~4/474017906" height="1" width="1"/>