Crab Nebula – Comparison JWST vs Hubble

Majken Christensen

2 years ago

A new photo of the Crab Nebula just dropped from JWST. Compare the observation to the 2005-photo by the Hubble Space Telescope here.

The Crab Nebula is located 6,500 light-years from us. Left side is the Hubble photo from 2005, right side is the JWST photo. Photo credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Tea Temim (Princeton University) and NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll.

Read more about the new observation at the JWST website linked above the photo slider.

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