Hubble Captures the Violent Birth of a Star

The Bad Astronomer writes "In what is one of the most staggeringly beautiful Hubble pictures ever taken, a newly-born massive star is blasting four separate jets of material into its surrounding cocoon, carving out cavities in the material over two light years long. But only three of the jets appear to have matter still inside them, and the central star is off-center. This may be a gorgeous picture, but the science behind it is equally as compelling."

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[ronpaulisanidiot]

How many government forms does it take for a new star to be allowed to be born?

whereas if your lord and savior ron paul were president, then the births of stars would be determined by whatever the invisible (and benevolent!) hand of the free market allows.