Hubble Snaps a New Dazzling Photo of the Crab Nebula
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- Chinese and Mayan astronomers observed a bright celestial phenomenon in 1054 A.D., later identified as a supernova.
- The supernova evolved into the Crab Nebula, with recent Hubble images showing its changes over 25 years.
- Outer gas filaments move faster (3.4 million mph) due to a pulsar's magnetic field at the nebula's center.
- Hubble's longevity reveals the nebula's ongoing expansion, nearly a millennium post-explosion.
- Ancient astronomers couldn't have envisioned such detailed observations of celestial events.