The former star SN 2018zd may have collapsed from within when its electrons were gobbled up by neon.
A telescope in Tibet consisting of plastic detectors and underground water vat observed the highest-energy light…
The Crab Nebula is one of the most photographed and studied objects in space. But we didn’t know what was inside…
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Ever heard of the Crab? No, not that one. And no, not that one, either. The Crab is a unit of measurement used by…
Did that swirl of gas and dust just face-palm a pulsar? System PSR B1509-58 has a history of inspiring pareidolia,…
The Crab Nebula never fails to disappoint—and that's particularly true in this image, a view by the Herschel Space…
Since time immemorial, people have looked up into the night sky and imagined that they saw animals and mythological…
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Pulsars are the lighthouses of the universe; from here on Earth, the waves of electromagnetic radiation emitted by…
Believe it or not, this is the Crab Nebula, one of the most famous cosmic objects. Except that this image—9.8 light…
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In 1054, humans recorded sightings of the mega-star explosion that created the Crab Nebula. It was so bright it was…
When you look into the heart of the Crab Nebula, you are staring at the gamma-radiation-soaked nightmare of…
Click to viewYou may have heard that at 7pm EST on Feb. 4, NASA plans to blast The Beatles' song "Across the…