Most stars form in collections, called clusters or associations, that include very massive stars. These giant stars send out large amounts of high-energy radiation, which can disrupt relatively fragile disks of dust and gas that are in the process of coalescing to form new planets. A team of astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, in […]
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory, Marshall Astrophysics, Marshall Space Flight Center, Spitzer Space Telescope, Star Clusters, Stars
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October 28, 2024
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