2024-02-17 08:45:52
Written in TRENDS on 2/17/2024 · 02:45 hs
Once again, the NASA Hubble telescope gave us an idea of what some depths of the Universe look like, since on this occasion, he shared a photograph of a massive star in the process of formation.
According to the US space agency, this cosmic region lies within the Milky Waybut some five thousand 900 light years from our planet Earthin the constellation of Scorpio.
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What is a massive star?
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration explains that this, also known as a supernova, is “the largest explosion that humans have ever witnessed”, with unparalleled brilliance.
Likewise, it details that these are formed when a star has at least five times the mass of our Sun.
“Massive stars burn enormous amounts of nuclear fuel in their cores, or centers. This produces tons of energy, so the center gets very hot. “Heat creates pressure, and the pressure created by the nuclear burning of the star also prevents the star from collapsing.”
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Features of the new Hubble telescope image
According to NASA, the region captured by this space device is known as IRAS 16562-3959of which, in the center, possibly houses a massive star, about 30 times the mass of the Sunwhich is still in the process of formation.
And, due to the large amount of dust that obscures the light, gloomy clouds seem darkso also Infrared wavelengths of light are blocked.
However, the space agency indicated that the result of the colors in this snapshot is for four separate filters from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3.
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“However, the near-infrared light is mainly filtered on two sides (top left and bottom right) where a powerful jet from the huge protostar removed the dust.”
Finally, NASA noted that this new image from the Hubble telescopewill help understand the composition, temperature and density of the massive star.
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