The Crab Nebula Is a Swirling Cloud of Electric Purple Light

The Crab Nebula Is a Swirling Cloud of Electric Purple Light

Dec 16th 2013, 10:30, by Jamie Condliffe

The Crab Nebula never fails to disappoint—and that's particularly true in this image, a view by the Herschel Space Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope of the swirling cloud of dust and gas.
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