Hubble finds jets from stellar mash-up moving at nearly the speed of light

A neutron star collision generated a jet that was found to be moving at nearly the speed of light. "Astronomers used Hubble to measure the motion of a blob of material the jet slammed into," according to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Paul Morris (KBRwyle): Lead Producer Cassanndra Morris: Narrator Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support