This newly processed image comes from data originally captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 1999 and 2000. The color assignments in this image have been matched to those used in the new 2024 data, providing a better comparison. Hubble received a new imaging instrument in 2009, the Wide Field Camera 3.The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 8222 (J. Hester)
Image Description: A colorful nebula of thick filaments of cosmic dust and gas appears to splash outward from a hazy white center. Colors include bright pink, blue, and orange. Small white stars dot the background.
Image Description: A colorful nebula of thick filaments of cosmic dust and gas appears to splash outward from a hazy white center. Colors include bright pink, blue, and orange. Small white stars dot the background.
| Object Name | Crab Nebula, M1, NGC 1952 |
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| Object Description | Supernova Remnant |
| Release Date | March 23, 2026 |
| Science Release | NASA’s Hubble Revisits Crab Nebula to Track 25 Years of Expansion |
| Credit | Image: NASA, ESA, STScI, William Blair (JHU); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) |
| Last UpdatedLocationContact | Mar 23, 2026NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterMediaClaire Andreoli NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland [email protected] |
| Last Updated | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Location | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Contact | MediaClaire Andreoli NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland [email protected] |
| Related Terms | Hubble Space Telescope, Crab Nebula, Emission Nebulae, Nebulae, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, Supernova Remnants |
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