Faintest hisses from space reveal famous star's past life

Astronomers have managed to peer into the past of a nearby star millions of years before its famous explosion, using a telescope in remote outback Australia at a site free from FM radio interference. Research led by a student at the University of Sydney, and including an international team of astronomers observing the region at the lowest-ever radio frequencies, has helped fine-tune our understanding of stellar explosions. The findings are published today in the journal Monthly Notices of the Ro...