<p>This false-color x-ray image shows the G11.2-0.3 supernova remnant as it looked 16,000 years ago. New observations have cast doubt on the idea <a href="http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2016/g11/">that Chinese astronomers saw this supernova explode in A.D. 386.</a></p>
Mistaken Identity
This false-color x-ray image shows the G11.2-0.3 supernova remnant as it looked 16,000 years ago. New observations have cast doubt on the idea that Chinese astronomers saw this supernova explode in A.D. 386.
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