Hubble ushers in 29th anniversary with colorful new Southern Crab Nebula image

Just in time for the Hubble Space Telescope's 29th anniversary comes a new image of the Southern Crab Nebula (Hen 2-104) captured in recent weeks, offering a clear look at the nebula first captured by Hubble on August 24, 1999. Unlike the first image, which is pixelated and orange, the new image is colorful with a higher resolution. The Southern Crab Nebula is located in Centaurus constellation's southern hemisphere; though it is shaped like an hourglass, the nebula's bright edges give a vaguely...