Week in Geek – GIFs in spaaaace
Combined observations of Tycho's supernova remnant from over 15 years with the Chandra X-ray Observatory and 30 years with the Very Large ArrayCredit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/GSFC/B. Williams et al; Optical: DSS; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA
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Week in Geek: GIFs in spaaaace edition
NASA just released an amazing GIF showing the evolution of this supernova remnant over the past fifteen years.
Looking out into space is looking back in time, but we’ve been looking out into space from Earth for millennia now, so it makes sense that we might see some things change. That’s exactly what is currently happening with Tycho’s supernova. Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer who spend years charting the stars overhead and tracking their motions.
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