A nebula with a majestic composition of elements and gases. Crab Nebula image taken by JWST and Hubble Space Telescope revealing the details in infrared light(electromagnetic waves) MIRI and NIRCam.

Crab Nebula

A supernova remanent present 6500 light years away in constellation Taurus. <ol><li>Doubly Ionsized Sulphur - red-orange</li><li>Ionized Iron - blue</li><li>Dust - yellow-white, green</li><li>Synchrotron emission - white</li></ol>

Composition and Position

Crab Nebula consists of a Pulsar present in the center. A pulsar is a rotating neutron star(dense star made of neutrons) with a jet stream of gas and dust. In the above image there is red line(pulsar), orange line(magnetic field),blue line(synchrotron emission).Synchrotron emission is a electromagnetic radiation produced by charged particles(electrons) emitted in the presence of magnetic field, when the acceleration is perpendicular to the velocity (a, v). Electrons are pushed outwards the pulsar because of the acclearation of the particles of pulsar.

A Real Surprise? 

Using Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), a team led by Tea Temim at Princeton University is searching for answers about the Crab Nebula’s origins.

James Webb Space Telescope Instruments

This is a great overview to actually think how we are so small and vulnerable in the universe plus the intersecting details of space Telescope and universe which is present in the Taurus constellation. 

Exquisite, never-before-seen details help unravel the supernova remnant’s puzzling history.

The Crab Nebula Seen in New Light by NASA’s Webb - NASA

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