Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
The Crab from Space
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 17, 2018 is “The Crab from Space,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA – X-ray: CXC , Optical: STSCI , Infrared: JPL-Caltech ,. The original explanation runs about 139 words.
From the explanation
“The Crab Nebula is cataloged as M1, the first object on Charles Messier’s famous list of things which are not comets. In fact, the Crab is now known to be a supernova remnant , expanding debris from the death explosion of a massive star.”
— APOD editors, March 17, 2018
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- March 17, 2018
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: NASA – X-ray: CXC , Optical: STSCI , Infrared: JPL-Caltech ,
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 139 words