Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 6, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 6, 2013 ALMA Discovers ALMA Discovers Large “Hot” Cocoon around a Small Baby Star International research team, led by researcher at the University of Electro-Communication observed an infrared dark cloud G34.43+00.24 MM3 with ALMA and discovered a baby star surrounded by a large hot cloud. This hot cloud is about ten times larger than those found around typical solar-mass baby stars.Hot molecular clouds around new-born stars are called “Hot Cores” and have temperature of – 160 degrees Celsius, 100 degrees hotter than normal molecular clouds. The large size of the hot core discovered by ALMA shows that much more energy is emitted from the central baby star than typical solar-mass young stars. This may be due to the higher mass infall rate, or multiplicity of the central baby star. This result indicates a large diversity in the star formation process. Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh17 Posted October 7, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Wow, neat pic if it really looks anything close to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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