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The telescope witnessed the birth of a new star, FS Tau B. It was discovered thanks to jets of light.
The Hubble Space Telescope recorded the birth of a new star, FS Tau B. It was discovered thanks to jets of light that came out of a cloud of dust and gas. This is reported by Space.
NASA's instrument spotted a young star breaking out of the nebula that spawned it when it zoomed in on the young multistar system FS Tau. Located 450 light years from Earth, FS Tau is part of the Taurus-Aurig region.
This region of space is a stellar nursery for dark clouds of gas and dust that are home to numerous newly formed protostars and young stars. Earlier, they discovered the star FS Tau A inside the cluster.
According to scientists, both objects are surrounded by luminous gas and dust - the remains of the matter that "gave birth" to these stars as a result of decay.
It is believed to be the edge of a cluster of gas and dust called the protoplanetary disk. Over time, it will unite and form planets.
The scientists add that after FS Tau B exits the protostar phase, it will become a stellar object like the Sun.
It is noted that the FS Tau star system is about 2,8 million years old, which makes it young in cosmic terms.
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