JWST captures stunning image of protostar system FS Tau, revealing episodic star formation
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Robert Lea
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A new JWST image captures the FS Tau star system, located 450 light-years away, revealing protostars with dramatic outflows of gas and dust. The image shows gaps between the outflows that support the theory that protostars accrete matter in discrete episodes rather than continuously. FS Tau is a popular target for studying low-mass star evolution.
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The JWST image of FS Tau reveals gaps between the outflows that support the theory that protostars gather or 'accrete' matter in discrete episodes, between which they lie dormant.
The FS Tau region has never looked as stunning as it does in a new image from the powerful space telescope.
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