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Chandra
Exploded stars · 2020
Crab Nebula
A supernova seen in 1054
- Distance
- 6,500 light-years
- Telescopes
- Chandra, Hubble, Spitzer
Chinese astronomers watched this star explode in 1054. What’s left is a pulsar spinning in a nest of gas — one of the most studied objects in the sky.
What you’re hearing
X-ray, visible, and infrared layers sweep left to right. The pulsar at the center is the bright, insistent core of the sound.
Layers
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NASA sourceNASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida)
