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- noun a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD
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The Crab Nebula is the result of a supernova observed by Chinese astronomers in 1064, making it one of the more recent remnants available to study.
Ars Technica John Timmer 2011
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It's called the Crab Nebula, and it's next to one of the horns of the constellation Taurus the Bull, as you can see in the diagram.
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For example, here's his rendering of the Crab Nebula, which is about 6,500 light-years away.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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For example, here's his rendering of the Crab Nebula, which is about 6,500 light-years away.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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For example, here's his rendering of the Crab Nebula, which is about 6,500 light-years away.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Over the past half-century, the telescope has been used to determine the planet Mercury's rotation period, pinpoint the source of radio pulses coming from the direction of a supernova called the Crab Nebula, produce the first radar maps of the surface of Venus, create the first
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Over the past half-century, the telescope has been used to determine the planet Mercury's rotation period, pinpoint the source of radio pulses coming from the direction of a supernova called the Crab Nebula, produce the first radar maps of the surface of Venus, create the first
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The Crab Nebula is the result of the supernova event called '' 'SN1054' '', which was first recorded by [[Chinese]] and [[Arab]]
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] DanielPulido 2010
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Over the past half-century, the telescope has been used to determine the planet Mercury's rotation period, pinpoint the source of radio pulses coming from the direction of a supernova called the Crab Nebula, produce the first radar maps of the surface of Venus, create the first
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The Crab Nebula is the result of the supernova event called '' 'SN1054' '', which was first recorded by [[Chinese]] and [[Arab]]
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] DanielPulido 2010
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