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The Crab Nebula (M1, NGC 1952) in the constellation Taurus is a gaseous remnant of the galactic supernova of 1054 ce. The nebula, 6,500 light-years away, is expanding at 1,100 km (700 miles) per second. Crab pulsar Crab Nebula Crab Nebula as seen by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Crab Nebula
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Add new Web site: IOPscience - New Measurements of the Expansion of the Crab Nebula (PDF). Dec 20, 2024
Add new Web site: ESO Sciences - Astronomy and Astrophysics - Observations of the Crab nebula with HESS. Oct 25, 2024
Add new Web site: NASA Science - Investigating the Origins of the Crab Nebula With NASA’s Webb. Sep 10, 2024
Add new Web site: NASA - Chandra X-ray Center - Crab Nebula. Jan 04, 2024
Add new Web site: The Planets - Crab Nebula. Aug 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Space.com - The Crab Nebula (M1): Facts, Discovery & Images. Mar 15, 2019
Add new Web site: National Optical Astronomy Observatory - M1, NGC1952, Crab Nebula. Jan 27, 2017
Add new Web site: H2g2 - The Crab Nebula. Apr 02, 2014
Article revised and updated. Feb 26, 2009
Added new Web site: HyperPhysics - The Crab Nebula. Oct 08, 2007
Added new Web site: Astronomy and Physics Department at University of Alabama - Crab Nebula. Oct 08, 2007
Added new Web site: University of Washington Astronomy Department - Investigating the Crab Nebula. Oct 08, 2007
Added new Web site: NASA - Messier 1. Oct 08, 2007
Article revised and updated. Mar 09, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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