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Hubble Captures Time-Lapse Videos Of Stars Being Born 
 
The birth of star is just as traumatic as the birth of a person, only on a much larger scale.
For years, astronomers have known that newly formed stars fire powerful beams of gas into space called “protostellar jets.” Because almost every young star forms these jets, astronomers have been desperate to get a better understanding of their evolution and their role in the star formation process. Until recently, however, astronomers had to be content with simple snapshots of the infant stars and their jets — not a great help when it comes to understanding how something moves.
Now, using pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope across more than a decade, my colleagues and I have been able to create movies of the jets. (NPR)
Photo: NASA

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Hubble Captures Time-Lapse Videos Of Stars Being Born

 

The birth of star is just as traumatic as the birth of a person, only on a much larger scale.

For years, astronomers have known that newly formed stars fire powerful beams of gas into space called “protostellar jets.” Because almost every young star forms these jets, astronomers have been desperate to get a better understanding of their evolution and their role in the star formation process. Until recently, however, astronomers had to be content with simple snapshots of the infant stars and their jets — not a great help when it comes to understanding how something moves.

Now, using pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope across more than a decade, my colleagues and I have been able to create movies of the jets. (NPR)

Photo: NASA

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