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Crab Nebula:
Chandra Discovers X-Ray Ring Around Cosmic Powerhouse in Crab Nebula
Chandra Discovers X-Ray Ring Around Cosmic Powerhouse in Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova explosion that was seen on Earth in 1054 AD. It is 6000 light years from Earth. At the center of the bright nebula is a rapidly spinning neutron star, or pulsar that emits pulses of radiation 30 times a second.
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X-ray Jpg (133 k) Tiff (3.9 MB) PS (3.4 MB) |
Optical Jpg (93 k) Tif (3.6 MB) PS (495 k) |
Infrared Jpg (231 k) Tif (18.7 MB) PS (3.5 MB) |
Radio Jpg (42 k) Tif (1.7 MB) PS (3.6 MB) |
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