Jets Protrude from a Young Stellar Object (IMAGE)

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

Jets Protrude from a Young Stellar Object

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This is an artist's rendering showing the birth of a star: A dust and gas cloud is forming a spiraling disk around a massive baby star while jets of material shoot from its core.

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ESO/L. Calada

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