Violent Wind Gusting Around Protostar

Nhsc_nhsc2014-010b_1024

nhsc_nhsc2014-010b July 1st, 2014

Credit: ESA/ATG medialab

An illustration of the wind blown by a newborn star. When the energetic particles hit the surrounding material, they may collide with atoms that are present in the star's environment, break them apart and produce new elements.

Provider: Herschel Space Observatory

Image Source: https://www.herschel.caltech.edu/image/nhsc2014-010b

Curator: NASA Herschel Science Center, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Use Policy: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/imagepolicy/

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Subject - Milky Way
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Protostar
Nhsc_nhsc2014-010b_1280
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nhsc2014-010b
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B.3.1.1  
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ESA/ATG medialab
Release Date
2014-07-01
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Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.herschel.caltech.edu/image/nhsc2014-010b
Type
Artwork
Image Quality
Good
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Equinox
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NASA Herschel Science Center
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http://www.herschel.caltech.edu/
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1200 E. California Blvd.
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Pasadena
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
91125
Country
USA
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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/imagepolicy/
Publisher
NASA Herschel Science Center
Publisher ID
nhsc
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Metadata Date
2018-06-21T00:06:07Z
Metadata Version
1.2
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