(CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured wispy new details of cosmic gas and dust within the Crab Nebula, revealing insights into what happens in the aftermath of a massive star explosion.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) shows different ...

NASA's James Webb Telescope has captured never-before-seen details of the Crab Nebula. The new image reveals ghostly tendrils and the dense core of an exploded star in exquisite detail. The Crab ...

This image of the Crab Nebula combines data from NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) in magenta and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in dark purple. Scientists have mapped the iconic Crab ...

Located 6,500 light-years away, the Crab Nebula is famous among astronomers for its elaborate and beautiful structure. A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows off the gorgeous nebula as ...

"The Crab Nebula lives up to a tradition in astronomy: The nearest, brightest, and best-studied objects tend to be bizarre." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Scientists really want to understand what happens when a star dies. Sure, we know that supernovas are triggered, and scientists have even watched dying stars explode into supernovas. But, we're still ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the most detailed image so far of the Crab Nebula, a gorgeous supernova remnant of a star that exploded 1,000 years ago. When you purchase through links on ...

When Chinese astronomers first glimpsed the Crab Nebula in 1054 CE — they didn’t see anything like this. A new photo courtesy of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captures milky strands of ...

The 958-year-old Crab Nebula is result of a supernova that is filled with mysterious filaments that are tremendously complex. The Crab Nebula spans about 10 light-years and spins at 33 ...

A new movie from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory shows a sequence of Chandra images of the Crab Nebula, taken over an interval of seven months. Dramatic variations are seen, including the expansion ...