The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant, all that remains of a tremendous stellar explosion. Observers in China and Japan recorded the supernova nearly 1,000 years ago, in 1054.
Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University)
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platespinner 39 months ago | reply
wow! You must get this comment a lot but really, wow!
Victor Mui 39 months ago | reply
wow thats is one cool explosion!
Louie, Lou 39 months ago | reply
So heavenly!
LOlandeseVolante 39 months ago | reply
Nice shot!
Mally, is back! 39 months ago | reply
Love this!
Rominho/ Romulo Fasanaro Filho 39 months ago | reply
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anslatadams 39 months ago | reply
Wow!! Fantastic!!
Dealbhadair 39 months ago | reply
The clarity is astonishing.
Ron Mead 39 months ago | reply
Awesome!
mmlolek 39 months ago | reply
amazing
fotophriendly 39 months ago | reply
!!!!
Rice801 39 months ago | reply
wow..Great shot
edutreix 39 months ago | reply
Prodigieux !
northb2 39 months ago | reply
Thanks for sharing, these are spectacular!
puszka 37 months ago | reply
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fotomassimo 33 months ago | reply
Magnificent... no words.
homesteadbound 18 months ago | reply
I used this picture in an article I wrote about nebulae:
homesteadbound.hubpages.com/hub/What-is-a-Nebula-Common-N...
Thanks for making such a great picture available.
Paula_Summerwind 17 months ago | reply
Thank you for the great picture. I included it at atlanticdaily.com
Thermodynamics of a Clumping Universe.
with proper credit to this site.
Farshad Sanaee The Apple 12 months ago | reply
One DayOn Planet Earth 24 Hours,,,, On Mercury!?? Each day on Mercury lasts as long as 58 days, 15 hours on Earth. for Neptune is much shorter than Earth's, about 16 ... many days in one of Neptune years but one of Neptune's days is 16 hours and ... A day on Uranus is 17 hours, 14 minutes and 24 seconds. ... GOD Created The World In 7 Days....... But how long is a day By GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????? Days Of Genesis,.,.,.,..,.~~~~~~*******