The Sky Today on Saturday, July 26: Venus recreates the Crab Nebula’s supernova

The Crab Nebula (M1) has one of the most famous origin stories around: The light from the supernova that created the nebula was recorded by ancient astronomers when it appeared as a “guest star” in July 1054. The new star, which sat near Zeta (ζ) Tauri, one of the horns of Taurus the Bull, wasContinue reading “The Sky Today on Saturday, July 26: Venus recreates the Crab Nebula’s supernova”
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