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• Glimpsing the infrastructure of a gamma-ray burst jet
• Fledgling supernova remnant reveals neutron star's secrets
• NASA's Cassini spacecraft obtains best views of Saturn hexagon
• Explosive growth of young star
• Space tool for lunar exploration

Glimpsing the infrastructure of a gamma-ray burst jet Posted: 04 Dec 2013 03:24 PM PST A new study using observations from a novel instrument provides the best look to date at magnetic fields at the heart of gamma-ray bursts, the most energetic explosions in the universe. An international team of astronomers has glimpsed the infrastructure of a burst's high-speed jet.

Fledgling supernova remnant reveals neutron star's secrets Posted: 04 Dec 2013 03:14 PM PST Astronomers have identified the glowing wreck of a star that exploded a mere 2,500 years ago — the blink of an eye in astronomical terms.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft obtains best views of Saturn hexagon Posted: 04 Dec 2013 12:48 PM PST NASA's Cassini spacecraft has obtained the highest-resolution movie yet of a unique six-sided jet stream, known as the hexagon, around Saturn's north pole.

Explosive growth of young star Posted: 04 Dec 2013 06:14 AM PST A star is formed when a large cloud of gas and dust condenses and eventually becomes so dense that it collapses into a ball of gas, where the pressure heats the matter, creating a glowing gas ball -- a star is born. New research shows that a young, newly formed star in the Milky Way had such an explosive growth, that it was initially about 100 times brighter than it is now.

Space tool for lunar exploration Posted: 04 Dec 2013 06:08 AM PST Following the launch of Chang'e-3 lunar probe in Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, the Camera Pointing System is now getting closer for landing on the moon's surface.

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