Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Ancient Text Describes Supernova

Eighth-century entries in the historical Anglo-Saxon Chronicle describing a "red crucifix" in the heavens after sunset may point to a previously unknown supernova responsible for a carbon-14 radiation spike recently found in Japanese tree rings dating to A.D. 774.
Posted by assurbanipaul at 5:41 PM
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