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The Crab Nebula dazzles in a new close-up photo taken by Hubble


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The Crab Nebula doesn't just have an appetizing name — it also provides a visual feast. 

NASA released a stunning close-up of the nebula on Thursday taken by the Hubble telescope. Located 6,500 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Taurus, the nebula is one of the most intensely studied supernova remnants out there.

It's not just a pretty picture. The image shows a glut of cosmic activity.

The inner region of the nebula sends out "clock-like pulses of radiation and tsunamis of charged particles embedded in magnetic fields," NASA said in a statement online Read more...

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