NASA Satellites Catch 'Growth Spurt' from Newborn Protostar (IMAGE)

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NASA Satellites Catch 'Growth Spurt' from Newborn Protostar

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Infrared images from instruments at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO, left) and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope document the outburst of HOPS 383, a young protostar in the Orion star-formation complex. Background: A wide view of the region taken from a Spitzer four-color infrared mosaic.

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E. Safron et al.; Background: NASA/JPL/T. Megeath (U-Toledo)

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