W33A

W33A is a protostar located approximately 12,000 light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Sagittarius. As a star in the early stages of formation, so has attracted the interest of astronomers, who observed that while the protostar is accumulating material from surrounding clouds of gas and dust, it is simultaneously ejecting fast moving jets of particles from its north and south poles.[1]

References

  1. A Master Blueprint for Making Stars, Science NOW Daily News, 27 January 2010
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/12/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.