June 21, 2017

FIR 3 (HOPS 370) and FIR 4 (HOPS 108) (Image Credit: Osorio et al., NRAO/AUI/NSF)

An article published in the “Astrophysical Journal” describes a research on a star formation phenomenon in the Orion Molecular Cloud 2. A team of Astronomers led by Mayra Osorio of the Astrophysical Institute of Andalucia (IAA-CSIC) in Spain used the VLA radio telescope to find the evidence that a jet of material ejected by a young star might have triggered the formation of another younger protostar.