New Hubble Image of the Crab Nebula

This image of the Crab Nebula, released by NASA and ESA (the European Space Agency) on Thursday, Dec. 1,2005, is one of the largest ever produced with the Hubble Space Telescope, the Earth-orbiting observatory. It gives the most detailed view so far of the entire nebula. The space agencies say the Crab Nebula is one of the most intricately structured and dynamic objects ever observed. (AP Photo/ NASA, ESA and Jeff Hester )