<p>First spotted in late 1572, the star explosion known as Tycho's Nova left behind gases glowing with X-rays and radio waves. Observations since 2000 have allowed scientists to make <a href="http://chandra.si.edu/photo/2016/tycho/" target="_blank">a movie of the supernova's expanding remains</a>.</p>
Space Ghost
First spotted in late 1572, the star explosion known as Tycho's Nova left behind gases glowing with X-rays and radio waves. Observations since 2000 have allowed scientists to make a movie of the supernova's expanding remains.
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