Gallery: Space Photos of the Week: This Supernova Ghost's Heart Still Beats

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    This supernova exploded long ago, but the heart of the dead neutron star still beats, issuing pulses of energy 6,500 light-years from Earth.
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    The Milky Way contains over 150 globular clusters, which each contains hundreds of thousands of stars. This one, NGC 362, is younger than most—only 10-11 billion years old.
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    The Orientale impact basin on the moon is 580 miles wide, with three distinct rings.
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    Each of these massive space objects, or quasars, is surrounded by a gaseous halo.
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    Because Saturn doesn’t have a solid planetary surface, its atmosphere can flow across the planet unobstructed.
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    The Lena River, shown in this satellite photo, is the 11th longest river in the world, emptying into the Laptev Sea in the Arctic.
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