Crab nebula

Hubble captures Crab Nebula's 'beating heart' in stunning close-up image – See pic!

As Hubble peered deep into the core of the Crab Nebula, it caught sight of the dramatic remains of a supernova remnant, an exploding star.

Jul 08, 2016, 09:40 AM IST

Astrosat delivers first Astronomer's telegram to ISRO

The SSM was pointed to GRS 1915+105, an X-ray binary star system which features a regular star and a black hole, and caught it exhibiting the ‘beta’ class of variability on 14 October 2015.

Oct 21, 2015, 19:16 PM IST

Picture: A first look at Crab Nebula captured by India's Astrosat

ISRO tweeted the enthralling blue picture of the Nebula on its official Twitter page.

Oct 19, 2015, 18:37 PM IST