Hubble Movies Provide Unprecedented View of Supersonic Jets From Young Stars
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 08:30
in Astronomy & Space
A team of scientists has collected enough high-resolution Hubble Space Telescope images over a 14-year period to stitch together time-lapse movies of powerful jets ejected from three young stars. These phenomena are providing clues about the final stages of a star's birth, offering a peek at how our Sun came into existence 4.5 billion years ago.