The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. The common name comes from a drawing that somewhat resembled a crab with arms produced by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, in 1842 or 1843 using a 36-inch (91 cm) telescope. [6]

2023年10月30日 · This video tours the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant that lies 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. Despite this distance from Earth, the Crab Nebula is a relatively close example of what remains after the explosive death of a massive star.

2025年1月22日 · The “guest star” they observed was actually a supernova explosion, which gave rise to the Crab Nebula, a six-light-year-wide remnant of the violent event. Peering deep into M1, this spectacular Hubble image captures the nebula’s beating heart: …

2023年8月25日 · What's in the Crab Nebula? How big is the Crab Nebula? The Crab Nebula, also known as Messier 1 (M1), is one of the brightest supernova remnants in the sky. As the name supernova...

2023年10月30日 · Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) reveal new details of the Crab Nebula in infrared, including different chemical elements (represented in red-orange and blue), dust (yellow-white and green), and light created by accelerated particles (white).

2024年6月17日 · The emission resembles wisps of smoke, most notable toward the Crab’s center. The thin blue ribbons follow the magnetic field lines created by the Crab’s pulsar heart — a rapidly rotating neutron star.

2024年6月17日 · 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.

2010年3月2日 · The Crab Nebula, the result of a supernova noted by Earth-bound chroniclers in 1054 A.D., is filled with mysterious filaments that are 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.

2023年10月30日 · This video tours the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant that lies 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. Despite this distance from Earth, the Crab Nebula is a relatively close example of what remains after the explosive death of a massive star.

2023年11月10日 · Astronomers recently aimed the mighty James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at the Crab in hopes of better understanding the nebula's structure. What they found might even solve a long-standing...