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class="content__text" Did you know that the Crab Nebula’s pulsar is one of the earliest ever confirmed? These rapidly spinning neutron stars were first discovered by Jocelyn Bell Burnell in 1967. The Crab Nebula’s pulsar was found only a year later in 1968. In the past, ground-based telescopes were exclusively used to detect pulses of light. Space-based telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope, however, allow us to get a far closer look at pulsars. #Hubble #pulsar #stars #CrabNebula Credit: NASA and ESA; J. Hester (ASU) and M. Weisskopf (NASA/MSFC). ALT TEXT: A nebula. To the right of center in the image is bright blue gas that forms circular waves that extend outward from the center. In the midst of this bright blue gas are yellow wisps and red filaments that swirl around the bright blue center. White stars are spread throughout the image.

February 24, 2023