Crab Nebula: Quick Facts

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The Crab Nebula (M1, NGC 1952) in the constellation Taurus is a gaseous remnant of the galactic supernova of 1054 ce. The nebula, 6,500 light-years away, is expanding at 1,100 km (700 miles) per second.

Crab Nebula as seen by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

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