Feeling Crabby?:

⁣The Crab Nebula is located 6,500 light-years away from Earth in the constellation, Taurus. Our @NASAWebb telescope has given us new insights on the makeup of this exploded star.⁣

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The remnant of a supernova is comprised of several different components, shown in different colors: doubly ionized sulfur (represented in red-orange), ionized iron (blue), dust (yellow-white and green), and synchrotron emission (white), a type of electromagnetic radiation.⁣

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Image description: Enormous clouds of gas bloom diagonally outward and dominate the image. The clouds vary in color and texture – including cottony white, fiery orange, and smoky blue. In the background, blue, yellow, and red stars dot over black space.⁣

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Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, T. Temim (Princeton University)

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15 November 2023