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#1181 supernova #845-year-old mystery #astronomy #pa 30 #pa 30 nebula #science #stellar death #supernova #supernova remnant #type iax supernova #white dwarf merger #zombie stars

Medieval supernova revealed in stunning detail
The Gemini North telescope has captured the clearest image yet of Pa 30, a nebula from a supernova witnessed by Chinese and Japanese astronomers in 1181.
WIRED · 1m
Supernova Remnant Pa 30
A 1181 supernova remnant observed 845 years later reveals a mysterious Type Iax explosion.
NASA Science · 1m