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
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