Next-generation Telescope Unlocks Crab Nebula Discovery (IMAGE)

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Next-generation Telescope Unlocks Crab Nebula Discovery

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The Schwarzschild-Couder telescope, located at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory in Amado, Arizona, detected gamma-ray showers from the Crab Nebula in early 2020, proving the viability of the technology design for gamma-ray astrophysics.

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Photo: Amy C. Oliver, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

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