The Crab Nebula, the remnant of a supernova observed in 1054 AD by Chinese astronomers, has long been one of the most famous space structures. Now, with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have imaged the nebula in unprecedented detail. The new data provides insights into the pulsar wind, dusty filaments, and the elemental composition of the nebula. An iconic structureThe Crab Nebula is one of the most studied objects in the sky, with over 30,000 published papers mentioning it. It lies some 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus), and it’s been observed for almost a …