Crab Nebula

Crab Nebula
Hubble Space Telescope
This observation from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, released on March 23, 2026, gives an unparalleled, detailed look at the aftermath of a supernova and how it has evolved over the telescope’s long lifetime.
Posted April 21, 2026
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Crab Nebula
Emission Nebulae
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Nebulae
Neutron Stars
Pulsars
Supernova Remnants
A quarter-century after its first observations of the full Crab Nebula, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken a fresh look at the supernova remnant. The result is an unparalleled, detailed look at the aftermath of a supernova and how it has evolved over Hubble’s long lifetime. A paper detailing the new Hubble observation is published […]
Posted March 23, 2026
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Crab Nebula
Galaxies
Marshall Space Flight Center
Nebulae
By Rick Smith On Aug. 26, 1999, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory opened its powerful telescopic eye in orbit and captured its awe-inspiring “first light” images of Cassiopeia A, a supernova remnant roughly 11,000 light-years from Earth.
Posted August 26, 2024
Astrophysics
Crab Nebula
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Nebulae
Neutron Stars
Pulsars
Science & Research
Stars
Supernovae
New data revises our view of this unusual supernova explosion. A team of scientists used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to parse the composition of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.
Posted June 17, 2024
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Crab Nebula
Marshall Space Flight Center
Nebulae
Supernovae
The Universe
New movies of two of the most famous objects in the sky — the Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A — are being released from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. Each includes X-ray data collected by Chandra over about two decades. They show dramatic changes in the debris and radiation remaining after the explosion of two massive […]
Posted April 24, 2024
Crab Nebula
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Nebulae
The Universe
The James Webb Space Telescope captures new details of the Crab Nebula, 6,500 light-years away, in this image released on Oct. 30, 2023.
Posted November 2, 2023
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