This artist's rendering gives us a glimpse into a cosmic nursery as a star is born from the dark, swirling dust and gas of this cloud. Stars form when dark dust from the cloud begins to clump together under the influence of its own gravity. The infalling material forms a disk as it spirals inward, which feeds material onto the forming star at its center. Jets of material that shoot from the inner disk and protostar herald its birth.
Resource: NASA.gov
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by Mark Kaelin | November 21, 2012, 1:15am PST | Image 10 of 29
Dusty Beginnings of a Star
Dusty Beginnings of a Star - Image 10 of 29
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