Disk Surrounding Star is Sizzling Hot
November 21, 2024
November 21, 2024
PASADENA, California, Nov. 21 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
New results from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal that a young star, FU Orionis (FU Ori), is circled by a disk of material that is much hotter than expected--16,000 Kelvin, or nearly three times our Sun's surface temperature. That sizzling temperature is nearly twice as hot as previously believed.
Young stars like FU Ori go through eruptive fits that lead to dramatic c . . .
New results from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal that a young star, FU Orionis (FU Ori), is circled by a disk of material that is much hotter than expected--16,000 Kelvin, or nearly three times our Sun's surface temperature. That sizzling temperature is nearly twice as hot as previously believed.
Young stars like FU Ori go through eruptive fits that lead to dramatic c . . .