The Orion Nebula is one of the most iconic objects in the night sky. It’s also a hotbed for star formation, with hundreds of stars spread out across a relatively small patch. But one of those stars, is having a bit of bad luck. A protoplanetary disk designated d203-506, orbiting around a small red dwarf,Continue reading “JWST data show intense bursts of radiation are vaporizing parts of a young star’s disk in the Orion Nebula”

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