The James Webb Space Telescope has captured wispy new details of cosmic gas and dust within the Crab Nebula, revealing insights into what happens in the aftermath of a massive star explosion.
Video above: Ring Nebula captured in never-before-seen detailThe Crab Nebula is a well-studied supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the Taurus constellation.Astronomers in China, Japan and the Middle East first spotted the 'crab' in the night sky in 1054, recording their observations of what they believed to be a new star. Later, it was determined that the phenomenon was actually the bright light of a supernova, or exploding star, reaching Earth.
Capturing aspects of the ever-expanding Crab NebulaHubble captured the celestial object using an optical wavelength in 2005, while Webb's latest infrared image revealed more of its structural details and inner workings.Yellow-white and green filaments, made of dust grains, appear in the Webb image for the first time.
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