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    flowering time". A gamma-ray burst (GRB) found in conjunction with a supernova has been called a Rosetta Stone for understanding the origin of GRBs....
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    event, believed to have originated from the explosion of the SN 1987A supernova. In 2005, the technique of remote laser-scanning (LiDAR) was used for...
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  • Prague. There won't be another supernova visible to the "naked-eye" until 1987. As of 2023[update], this is the last supernova to be observed in the Milky...
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    1006, the abbey was the northernmost place where a sighting of the 1006 supernova was recorded. The death of abbot Ulrich II on 9 December 1076 terminated...
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    of the Platonic natural philosophy. The appearance of a new star, the Supernova from 1572, he took the opportunity to declare Aristotle's claim that the...
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    This is one of the last times that slings are used in European warfare. Supernova SN 1572 is first observed in the constellation Cassiopeia, by Cornelius...
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