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Starbirth Surprisingly Energetic: ALMA observations give new insights into protostars

08/20/2013 04:45PM

Starbirth Surprisingly Energetic: ALMA observations give new insights into protostars

While observing a newborn star, astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope discovered twin jets of matter blasting out into space at record-breaking speed. These surprisingly forceful molecular "winds" could help refine our understanding of how stars impact their cloudy nurseries and shape their emerging stellar systems.


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