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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope snaps a rare glimpse of Crab Nebula

31Oct

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope snaps a rare glimpse of Crab Nebula

[ad_1] NASA's most powerful James Webb Space Telescope has captured mind-blowing images of the Crab Nebula. The researchers were stunned by how the images could help them to have an in-depth understanding of the behaviour of supernovae. Over the years, the Crab Nebula is been studied to gain more knowledge on supernovae, black holes and other mysteries. To conduct studies, NASA also launched the X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) which has been revealing various facts about the Crab Nebula. Now, the James Webb telescope images have also contributed to the study. Know what the image reveals about the Crab Nebula.Crab Nebula captured by James Webb Space TelescopeThe Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant which is located 6500 light-years away from the Earth in the constellation Taurus. It was ...

HISTORIC! NASA’s IXPE captures Crab Nebula like never before

9Apr

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HISTORIC! NASA’s IXPE captures Crab Nebula like never before

[ad_1] The Crab Nebula has been part of several studies by astronomers. It began back on February 22, 1971, when a sounding rocket took off carrying specialized sensors directed towards the Crab Nebula from Wallops Island, Virginia. Later on, Martin Weisskopf, an astronomer, suggested the creation of an Earth-orbiting satellite, equipped with advanced instruments to obtain more comprehensive data on the Crab Nebula and other enigmatic cosmic entities. This idea eventually emerged with NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), which was launched on December 9, 2021.Following over five decades since the sounding rocket trial, scientists have used IXPE to produce a comprehensive and intricate depiction of the Crab Nebula's magnetic field, revealing more about its inner mechanics th...

20Mar

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 20 March 2023: M1 Crab Nebula

[ad_1] French astronomer Charles Messier has been one of the most influential figures in the history of astronomy with major contributions in finding and studying comets, nebulae and more. Although Messier was an avid comet hunter, one of his most amazing discoveries was Messier 1, also known as the Crab Nebula, which he discovered while searching for a comet. According to space.com, Messier discovered a hazy patch in the night sky, which unlike a comet, didn't move. Thus, Messier 1 became one of his first discoveries which became a part of his astronomical catalogue.Today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day is the Messier 1. However, it was first discovered by Chinese astronomers in 1054. Also known as the Crab Nebula, it is located about 6500 light-years away towards the constellatio...

15Jan

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 15 January 2023: Hubble Telescope snaps spooky Crab Nebula

[ad_1] NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for 15 January, 2023 is one of a spooky Crab Nebula image captured by the Hubble Telescope. NASA Astronomy picture of the day takes everyone into a fascinatingly different dimension of the cosmos on a daily basis. Today, it took an eerie turn with a an image of a Crab Nebula! “This is the mess that is left when a star explodes. The Crab Nebula, the result of a supernova seen in 1054 AD, is filled with mysterious filaments,” NASA explained about the images. The filaments in the image are not only tremendously complex, but appear to have less mass than expelled in the original supernova and a higher speed than expected from a free explosion.This image has been captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, while the surprising fact is that the Crab...