Dear ALMA, taking a picture of a star is born

A huge telescope system in Chile has captured wonderful images of an amazing astronomical phenomenon: a star is born.

A huge telescope system in Chile has captured wonderful images of an amazing astronomical phenomenon: a star is born.

According to Space.com, the ALMA radio telescope system, a collaborative project between North America, Europe and Asia, captured images of newborn stars in the constellation Vela, around Earth 1,400 light years.

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Image of the star being born by the ALMA glass system captured - (Photo: Space.com)

The images show that the forming star has released material at speeds of up to 144,000 km / h. These materials collide with surrounding gas clouds that light them up.

International astronomers say this observation will help them better understand the complex process of star formation.'Our sun is a star. So if we want to understand the formation of the solar system, we must know how stars are born, ' Space.com quoted expert Hector Arce, who participated in the project to observe this newborn star , said.

ALMA's team also found that a star is launching two streams of matter deep into space, a stream is flying towards Earth. Arce said the excellent sensitivity of the ALMA glass system allowed scientists to detect these streams of matter.

Update 17 December 2018
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