The image shows the Crab Nebula. The Crab Nebula is
A)a planetary nebula.
B)a name for the cloud of gas and dust which later became our solar system.
C)an ejected cloud of gas from a supernova.
D)in the constellation Orion, containing many bright young blue stars.

Question

The image shows the Crab Nebula. The Crab Nebula is 
A)a planetary nebula. 
B)a name for the cloud of gas and dust which later became our solar system. 
C)an ejected cloud of gas from a supernova. 
D)in the constellation Orion, containing many bright young blue stars.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Crab Nebula is an ejected cloud of gas from a supernova. In 1054, a supernova explosion was observed in the sky, and the remnant of that explosion is what we now see as the Crab Nebula.

The Image Shows the Crab Nebula