Using the NICER telescope on the International Space Station, researchers determined that the pulsar in the Crab Nebula releases millisecond-long pulses of radio waves, called giant radio pulses ...

The search for gravitational waves has revealed new information about the core of one of the most famous objects in the sky: the Crab Pulsar in the Crab Nebula. An new analysis has shown that no ...

This week, astronomers produced a highly detailed view of the Crab Nebula, combining images from five telescopes --- radio waves captured by the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array, infrared from the ...

Medvedev modeled wave diffraction off a circular reflecting region with radially varying index of refraction outside of it to better understand the Crab Nebula’s zebra pattern. LAWRENCE — A ...

Hubble composite image of the Crab Nebula in optical wavelengths. ... In addition to visible light, there are also such things as X-rays, gamma rays, infrared, ultraviolet and radio waves.

A theoretical astrophysicist may have solved a nearly two-decade-old mystery over the origins of an unusual 'zebra' pattern seen in high-frequency radio pulses from the Crab Nebula.

The hauntingly beautiful Crab Nebula, located 6,500 light-years away in the Taurus constellation, is releasing an incredible amount of energy. Giant radio pulses and X-ray surges are coming from ...

(CNN) — The hauntingly beautiful Crab Nebula, located 6,500 light-years away in the Taurus constellation, is releasing an incredible amount of energy. The nebula is six light-years wide, and it ...