This multiwavelength image showcases many different details in the Crab Nebula. The Crab Nebula, the remnant of a supernova from 1054, is currently 11 light-years across. This decade-long timelapse, from 2008 to 2017, shows incredibly detailed features in the gaseous and ... [+] filamentary structures of the Crab Nebula expanding over time. This five-panel composite shows the Crab Nebula as viewed in different wavelengths of light. Gehrz (University of Minnesota)After 967 years — nearly a full millennium — this supernova remnant spans 11 light-years across.

Source: Forbes March 01, 2021 06:56 UTC