As I write this, somewhere far away, a star is about to be born. It is out there in the Milky Way, pulsating, vibrant and pulling in matter from a surrounding envelope of gas and dust. It is emitting a thin ray of light, which many find strange.
Astronomers across the globe are waiting and watching what this new object which they are fondly calling L1448-IRS2E. Wonder what it has in store for us.
What makes L1448-IRS2E special? Astronomers have over the years studied the formation of stars. The phases through which L1448-IRS2E is evolving now will provide them more insight into the life and development cycle of a star.
Why is it in the news? Astronomers from Yale University, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany – found the object using the Submillimeter Array in Hawaii and the Spitzer Space Telescope. Their research was published in the latest issue of the Astrophysical Journal. And it has started off the buzz which normally surrounds the birth of a star. Read more about L1448-IRS2E.
So, that brings us to the question of how the stars are formed. You can read all about how a star is formed here and see this YouTube video to better understand this celestial phenomenon
Astronomers across the globe are waiting and watching what this new object which they are fondly calling L1448-IRS2E. Wonder what it has in store for us.
What makes L1448-IRS2E special? Astronomers have over the years studied the formation of stars. The phases through which L1448-IRS2E is evolving now will provide them more insight into the life and development cycle of a star.
Why is it in the news? Astronomers from Yale University, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany – found the object using the Submillimeter Array in Hawaii and the Spitzer Space Telescope. Their research was published in the latest issue of the Astrophysical Journal. And it has started off the buzz which normally surrounds the birth of a star. Read more about L1448-IRS2E.
So, that brings us to the question of how the stars are formed. You can read all about how a star is formed here and see this YouTube video to better understand this celestial phenomenon
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