Exquisite, never-before-seen details help unravel the supernova remnant’s puzzling history.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has gazed at the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. Since the recording of this energetic event in 1054 CE by 11th-century astronomers, the Crab Nebula has continued to draw attention and additional study as scientists seek to understand the conditions, behavior, and after-effects of supernovae through thorough study of the Crab, a relatively nearby example.
“Webb’s sensitivity and spatial resolution allow us to accurately determine the composition of the ejected material, particularly the content of iron and nickel, which may reveal what type of explosion produced the Crab Nebula,” explained Temim.This side-by-side comparison of the Crab Nebula as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope in optical light and the James Webb Space Telescope in infrared light reveals different details.
: Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, J. Hester, A. Loll ; Webb Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, T. Temim .: In Webb’s infrared observation, a crisp, cage-like structure of fluffy gaseous filaments are shown in red-orange. However, in the central regions, emission from dust grains and the Canadian Space Agency. NASA’s Universe of Learning materials are based upon work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award number NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Overview Stars are giant balls of hot gas – mostly hydrogen, with some helium and small amounts of other elements.
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