# Hubble Has Been Watching the Crab Nebula for 35 Years. Nobody Else Is Positioned to Keep Doing It.

- slug: hubble-has-been-watching-the-crab-nebula-for-35-years-nobody-else-is-positioned-to-keep-doing-it
- date: 2026-04-21
- category: Space & Aerospace

The Crab Nebula has been expanding since a supernova lit up Earths sky in 1054. Hubble has photographed it for 25 years, producing the most precise kinematic record of any supernova remnant. No current telescope is funded to continue the dataset when Hubble goes dark.

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