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Cassiopeia A, Then the Cosmos: 25 Years of Chandra X-ray Science

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By Rick Smith On Aug. 26, 1999, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory opened its powerful telescopic eye in orbit and captured its…

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The Crab Nebula. An oval with complex structure extends from lower left to upper right against a black background. On the oval’s exterior lie curtains of glowing yellow and green fluffy material. Its interior shell shows large-scale loops of mottled filaments of yellow-white and green, studded with clumps and knots. Translucent thin ribbons of smoky blue lie within the remnant’s interior, brightest toward its center. The blue material follows different directions throughout, including sometimes sharply curving away from certain regions within the remnant. A faint, wispy ring of blue material encircles the very center of the nebula. Around and within the supernova remnant are many points of blue, green, purple, and white light.

Investigating the Origins of the Crab Nebula With NASA’s Webb

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New data revises our view of this unusual supernova explosion. A team of scientists used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope…

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NASA’s Chandra Releases Doubleheader of Blockbuster Hits

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New movies of two of the most famous objects in the sky — the Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A —…

Article7 months ago

Historic Nebula Seen Like Never Before With NASA’s IXPE

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Scientists have created a detailed, nuanced map of the Crab Nebula’s magnetic field, revealing more of its inner workings than…

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