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A Baby Star Blows A Giant Gaseous Ring

April 09, 2026
A Baby Star Blows A Giant Gaseous Ring
By Evan Gough (https://ift.tt/TdEL90B)

This artist's illustration shows the young protostar MC 27 and its protostellar disk in the lower right. The large, 1,000 au ring of gas is shown, along with magnetic field lines penetrating the ring. Image Credit: Y. Nakamura, K. Tokuda et al. 2026. ApJL

Observing the Taurus Molecular Cloud, a research team led by Kyushu University has found that during the early growth period of a baby star, the protostellar disk blows magnetic flux 1,000 au in size and creates a giant, relatively warm ring. Describing these phenomena as a baby star’s “sneezes,” these expulsions of energy and gas help the star to properly develop.



April 10, 2026 at 12:44AM
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