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In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the legendary space telescope’s launch, here are 35 of our favorite images it has ...
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has transformed astronomy, capturing breathtaking views of the universe. Here are 10 of its most iconic images.
In our neighborhood of the Milky Way, we see a region surrounding the solar system that is far less dense than average. But ...
For the first time in history, we can explore the universe through a rich blend of senses—seeing, touching, and hearing ...
The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova that appeared in 1054. "Historical records, including Chinese accounts, describe an unusually bright star appearing in the sky," said the KU researcher.
Webb has two decades ahead of it, but it's already captured some stunning images. Here are 35 of our favorites.
The Crab Nebula is about as famous as a space cloud can get—it's been imaged by most telescopes, including Webb. This image shows the supernova remnant 6,500 light-years away in incredible detail.
the Crab Nebula, the remnant of a supernova 6,000 light-years from Earth. The images are a wonder, but so, too, is the human mind responsible for them—a mind determined to conceive the ...
This image presents a composite view of the Crab Nebula, a famous supernova remnant in the Milky Way galaxy, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. This is a color Hubble Space Telescope (HST) ...
An astronomical feature called Cas A, in the constellation Cassiopeia, is a blast of debris expanding at millions of miles an hour; it was fired from a supernova ... the Crab Nebula, a spectacular ...