Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of astronomers has captured an unprecedented, ethereal view of the Crab Nebula. "The JWST’s sensitivity and spatial resolution allow us to ...

Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are eager to crack open cosmic crab meat. They have comprehensively analyzed the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in ...

The Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736) is identified as the brightest component of the Vela supernova remnant, originating from a Type II supernova that occurred approximately 11,000 years ago. This progenitor ...

For as long as humans have been peering upward into the speckled black of night, the sky has exhibited remarkable stability. The seemingly countless stars in our Milky Way obediently hold their places ...

NASA's latest Picture of the Day unveils an extraordinary sight - the supernova shock wave known as the Pencil Nebula, offering a mesmerizing glimpse into the depths of the cosmos. This awe-inspiring ...

A little more than 969 years ago—on July 4, 1054, to be precise—light reached Earth from one of the universe's most energetic and violent events: a supernova, or an exploding star. We now know that ...

A sounding rocket toting a special imaging and spectroscopy instrument will take a brief trip to space Sunday night to try and capture as much data as it can on a long-admired supernova remnant in the ...

BERKELEY – Twenty years ago next month, the closest and brightest supernova in four centuries lit up the southern sky, wowing astronomers and the public alike. A Luminous Blue Variable star named ...