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Science The Crab Nebula is almost impossibly powerful, new study says The remnants of a stupendous supernova explosion continue to bewilder scientists.
In the Crab Nebula the changes are more pronounced, seen here in the X-ray wavelength. The large number of observations that have been taken of this famous object show the changes occurring ...
Located 6,500 light-years away, the Crab Nebula is famous among astronomers for its elaborate and beautiful structure. A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows off the gorgeous nebula ...
On July 4, 1054, a supernova explosion occurred, marking the death of a star thought to be nine to 11 times more massive than ...
More A new photo of the Crab Nebula, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, is helping scientists parse the composition and history of the ancient supernova remnant.
New models of the Crab nebula will have to take these X-ray measurements into account – and new observations will be needed to try to explain the turmoil at the heart of the nebula.
A theoretical astrophysicist may have solved a nearly two-decade-old mystery over the origins of an unusual 'zebra' pattern seen in high-frequency radio pulses from the Crab Nebula.
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The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the most detailed image so far of the Crab Nebula, a gorgeous supernova remnant of a star that exploded 1,000 years ago.
Images from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory have been compiled into timelapses that show the movement of the Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently observed the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away, in unprecedented detail.