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Showing posts with label massive stars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label massive stars. Show all posts

Friday, April 19, 2013

Sofia telescope reveals the mechanism of formation of massive stars


Researchers from the Stratospheric Observatory Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), made ​​the incredibly detailed images of a massive star, immersed in a dense cocoon of dust and gas.

This star is called G35.20-0.74, or simply G35. It is one of the most massive protostar known to scientists, and is located relatively close to Earth - at a space of 8,000 light years.