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Horizon: The Crab Nebula

BBC One
on BBC One London

The history of the Crab more closely resembles a tale of mystery and imagination than a sober scientific recital.
The story begins in 1054 when a Chinese astronomer saw a 'guest-star' - almost certainly the cataclysmic destruction of a star whose remains are now the Crab. It ends with the question: is this the death that makes life possible?

Contributors

Narrator:
Paul Vaughan
Editor:
Peter Goodchild
Producer:
Alec Nisbett
Source: Radio Times

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