This image of the Crab Nebula combines data from NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) in magenta and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in dark purple. Scientists have mapped the iconic Crab ...

A new composite image of the Crab Nebula features X-rays from Chandra (blue and white), optical data from Hubble (purple), and infrared data from Spitzer (pink). Chandra has repeatedly observed the ...

Witness WR 124, a rare Wolf-Rayet star 15,000 light-years away, shedding vast material before its explosive end, creating glowing cosmic dust captured beautifully by NASA’s Webb Telescope. The Skull ...

The Crab Nebula is one of the brightest supernova remnants in the night sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Crab 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. A theoretical ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Historical records from around the world describe a bright star appearing in the sky in the year ...

The Crab Nebula is the result of a bright supernova explosion seen by Chinese and other astronomers in the year 1054 A.D. Since it was launched aboard the Space Shuttle in 1999, the Chandra X-ray ...