California Institute of Technology: Young Star Caught in a Fit of Growth
December 18, 2018
December 18, 2018
PASADENA, California, Dec. 18 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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- New visible and infrared observations of young star reveal clues about how it bulks up
Researchers have discovered a young star in the midst of a rare growth spurt--a dramatic phase of stellar evolution when matter swirling around a star falls onto the star, bulking up its mass. The star belongs to a class of fitful stars known as FU Ori's, named after . . .
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- New visible and infrared observations of young star reveal clues about how it bulks up
Researchers have discovered a young star in the midst of a rare growth spurt--a dramatic phase of stellar evolution when matter swirling around a star falls onto the star, bulking up its mass. The star belongs to a class of fitful stars known as FU Ori's, named after . . .