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What's Hot This Week 'Jaw-Dropping!' Crab Nebula's Powerful Beams Shock Astronomers by Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer When astronomers detected intense radiation pumping out of the Crab Nebula, one of the most studied objects in space, at higher energies than anyone thought possible, they were nothing short of stunned. Triple Asteroid Crash Created Sudan Meteorites by SPACE.com Staff Meteorites that fell over Sudan in 2008 could have come from a space rock that was formed by a triple-asteroid pileup - a collision between three different types of space rocks, a new study finds. Sponsored by: Giant of the Night Sky: Skywatcher Spots Colossal Pinwheel Galaxy Canadian Satellite Malfunction Leaves Thousands Without Communications Hidden Alien Planets Discovered in Old Hubble Telescope Data Judge Denies Apollo Astronaut's Motion to Dismiss Moon Camera Lawsuit Private Space Station Builder Downsizes Dramatically