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Protostars ‘sneeze’ and produce rings of gas and magnetic flux as they grow

Star light, star bright, baby stars blow rings alight
An artist’s rendering of the molecular cloud core of MC 27 based on observations from the ALMA telescope. The protostar and the disk surrounding it are shown in the lower right, with warm gas extending outward in a ring-like structure, with magnetic field lines penetrating the interior of the ring. Credit:The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2026). DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ae47ec

Researchers have uncovered new insights into the early development of baby stars...

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