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NASA captures the exact moment a star was born (europe.pub)

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[–] neutronbumblebee@mander.xyz 63 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Not a fan of the inaccurate click bait title. It's the "exact" moment plus or minus a few hundred thousand years. The star at the center is still a protostar and hasn't reached its final size / brightness it's still hidden by the disc it's forming from. So not a visible star with nuclear fusion powering it. The lines are light emitted from the jets coming from the protostars poles as they cut though the interstellar medium and they are extremely long.

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If there's no fusion happening then I don't think I can certify this birth just yet.

[–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 11 points 3 days ago

Let's pass a 6 week fusion bill. Once we detect fusion with an ultrasound, then it's viable and must be carried to term.

[–] trashman@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago

To missquote Willie Nelson:

For a moment, it almost was a star,
But this moment is veeery long.