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  • NASA finds new information from star that exploded more than 450 years ago

    03/01/2023 6:01:34 AM PST · by Red Badger · 18 replies
    UPI ^ | FEB. 28, 2023 / 1:00 PM | By Matt Bernardini
    NASA obtained new information from the exploded Tycho Supernova, which was first seen from Earth in 1752. Photo courtesy of NASA Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A group of scientists has uncovered new information from a star that exploded more than 450 years ago, propelling particles to near the speed of light. Astronomers used NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer to study the remains of a supernova called Tycho. They were able to discover how Tycho accelerates particles closer to the speed of light than any particle accelerator on Earth. "As one of the so-called historical supernovae, Tycho was observed by humanity...