Over 2 decades of Chandra X-ray Observatory views of the Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A have been time-lapsed. The Chandra team explains here. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...

The time lapses show the famous Crab Nebula, a strikingly beautiful nebula located 6,500 light-years away, and Cassiopeia A, the leftover remnant of an exploded star located 11,000 light-years away.

The Crab Nebula’s neutron star is spinning at approximately 30 ... “The rapid motion of the material nearest to the star is revealed by the subtle rainbow of colors in this time-lapse ...

Legions of scientists have studied and taken images of the Crab Nebula — in fact, it’s one of the most-studied object in space. But until now, astronomers have never been able to glimpse the ...

The Crab Nebula is 6,500 light years from Earth and is about 10 light years in diameter. We can't help but admire the gorgeous, hypnotizing blend of vibrant pink, purple, and yellow hues in the image.

Located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus (not Cancer, as one might expect — it gets its name from the crustacean-looking sketch astronomers first made of it) the Crab Nebula is ...