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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/07

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Spacecraft probes bizarre mystery of Saturn's 'weirdest ring' (+video)

NASA's Cassini orbiter has spotted strange objects punching holes in Saturn's outermost ring.
Crab Nebula shoots off strange flares into space

Crab Nebula has provided astronomers with a steady presence in space. But, as recently as last September, gamma-ray flares emanated from the famous Crab Nebula, causing scientists to reconsider the burial ground of a dead star.
In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/07
Massive blizzard rocks Saturn; storm so huge even visible here on Earth

Forget blizzards here on Earth. A Saturn storm is so large and fierce that even amateur astronomers from Earth can watch it.

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.