15 Sep 2021 | Press Release
An explosive Cosmic Chinese Conundrum - a hot detective story from a very cold case: HKU astrophysicists solve a 900-year-old mystery Giving an ancient Chinese guest star of AD 1181 a place to stay and rest
The best estimated average position of SN 1181 is given by a blue cross surrounded by a blue error circle of radius 5 degrees.
香港大學天體物理學團隊拆解了一個九百年歷史的爆炸性宇宙謎題: 一顆公元1181年的中國古老客星終於得到認可的位置！
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