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Daily Mail News UK
By SAM TONKIN
PUBLISHED: 13:43 EDT, 30 October 2023 | UPDATED: 13:51 EDT, 30 October 2023
It is one of the most famous nebulae known to astronomers.
But the Crab Nebula can now be seen like never before thanks to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
The remarkable object is the remnant of a stellar explosion that lit up the sky nearly 1,000 years ago — bright enough to be seen on Earth from 6,500 light-years away.
It was visible across the world for 23 days back in 1054.
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