Universe  ID: 14220

Hubble Reveals Ultra-Relativistic Jet

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found a jet propelled through space at nearly the speed of light by the titanic collision between two neutron stars, which are the collapsed cores of massive supergiant stars.

For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.

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Mission:
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Keywords:
SVS >> Neutron Star
SVS >> Hubble Space Telescope
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Gamma Ray