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Hubble reveals the Crab Nebula is still exploding after 1,000 years, exposing a rare real-time view of cosmic expansion

A new analysis from NASA using the Hubble Space Telescope shows that the Crab Nebula, the remnant of a supernova recorded in 1054, is still rapidly expanding, offering rare, direct evidence that the ...
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It looks like a jellyfish, but it's not – it's the remains of an exploding star. This photo looks straight out of Star Trek!

Photographer Nigel Stanbury has won the top prize in the South Downs to Deep Space category at the South Downs National Park's astrophotography competition. Taken with a 150mm telescope, the photo ...

A supernova lit up Earth’s sky in 1054 and was visible in daylight. Hubble now shows its glowing remains are still expanding nearly 1,000 years later

Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to measure the expanding Crab Nebula. New images compared with older ones show gas filaments moving outwards. This ancient stellar explosion's remnant is ...
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Stellar debris created the Honeycomb nebula

WHEN does an interstellar gas cloud look like honeycomb? When the debris thrown up by two exploding stars collides, suggests a new analysis of the mysterious Honeycomb Nebula (pictured). Image: ...
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Stellar debris created the Honeycomb nebula

The mysterious Honeycomb Nebula, part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, may have been created when two exploding stars collided. Explore the Cloud in this zoomable image, and click the thumbnail ...