This image by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) shows different structural details of the Crab Nebula. The observations were taken as ...

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An artist's conception of the James Webb Space Telescope orbiting the sun, 1 million miles from Earth. Credit: NASA-GSFC / Adriana M. Gutierrez (CI Lab) In the year 1054 CE, astronomers saw a strange ...

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 as ...

Scientists really want to understand what happens when a star dies. Sure, we know that supernovas are triggered, and scientists have even watched dying stars explode into supernovas. But, we're still ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has gazed at the Crab Nebula in the search for answers about the supernova remnant’s origins. Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) ...

NASA released a vivid new image of the Crab Nebula taken using the space agency’s James Webb Space Telescope. The nebula, which is located 6,500 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Taurus ...

The Crab Nebula is one of the most famous celestial objects in the Milky Way galaxy. It's been imaged by every telescope of note, including the shiny new James Webb Space Telescope. NASA just released ...

(CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured wispy new details of cosmic gas and dust within the Crab Nebula, revealing insights into what happens in the aftermath of a massive star explosion.

In July 1054, astronomers in China documented a "guest star" in the sky that shone as brightly as Jupiter for nearly a month before gradually fading into invisibility. That "star" was, in fact, a ...

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. The Crab Nebula, located in the ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has gazed at the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. Since the recording of this energetic event in 1054 CE ...