(Bill Saxton/NRAO AUI NSF ) How a star is born: A young star pulls material from surroundings into rotating disk (right); generating a huge flow of jets of material (left).
Astronomers Find 'Holy Grail' That Could Explain How Solar System Formed
DECEMBER 06, 2012Mark Prigg, Daily Mail
A ‘baby’ star has been captured just before ‘birth’ by astronomers for the first time - a breakthrough being described as the potential 'holy grail' of stellar evolution. The discovery provides the missing link in understanding how giant gas clouds collapse to form fully fledged stars.
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