Image: Multiple protostars within IRAS 20324+4057
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 10:50
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —A bright blue tadpole appears to swim through the inky blackness of space. Known as IRAS 20324+4057 but dubbed "the Tadpole", this clump of gas and dust has given birth to a bright protostar, one of the earliest steps in building a star.