Starbirth Surprisingly Energetic: New Insights Into Protostars

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Starbirth Surprisingly Energetic: New Insights Into ProtostarsOriginally published by ScienceDaily – Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have obtained a vivid close-up view of material streaming away from a newborn star. By looking at the glow coming from carbon monoxide molecules in an object called Herbig-Haro 46/47 they have discovered that its jets are even more energetic than previously thought.