New image captures a supernova first observed in the year 185

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New image captures a supernova first observed in the year 185

A new telescope image has shed light on the ghostly remains of the first recorded supernova.

New image captures a supernova first observed in the year 185

A new telescope image has shed light on the ghostly remains of the first recorded supernova.

New image captures a supernova first observed in the year 185

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new telescope image has shed light on the ghostly remains of the first recorded supernova. More than 1,800 years ago, in the year 185, Chinese astronomers recorded what they called a “guest star” after a bright new light appeared in the night sky. This brightness resulted when a star exploded

New image captures a supernova first observed in the year 185

The glowing remains of a supernova that appeared in the night sky in the year 185 have been captured in a new telescope image.