Protostar blazes bright, reshaping its stellar nursery
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 11:31
in Astronomy & Space
A massive protostar, deeply nestled in its dust-filled stellar nursery, recently roared to life, shining nearly 100 times brighter than before. This outburst, apparently triggered by an avalanche of star-forming gas crashing onto the surface of the star, supports the theory that young stars can undergo intense growth spurts that reshape their surroundings.