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Published online 25 August 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040823-10

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Jets expelled by star shed light on explosion

Astronomers dissect the anatomy of a supernova.

Mark Peplow

Superb images from an orbiting observatory have revealed the enormous jets of material that sprayed outwards when a recent supernova erupted. They suggest the star's explosion was more complicated than scientists had previously suspected.

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