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Explosions in space

The Crab Nebula

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Chinese astronomers observed the supernova that created the Crab Nebula in 1054. The nebula consists of the outer parts of a red supergiant, which exploded after burning through all its fuel, and contains a pulsar at its centre. Credit: Hubble Space Telescope

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