NASA Telescope Spots a Young Sun-Like Star Blowing a Massive Stellar Bubble

NASA Telescope Spots a Young Sun-Like Star Blowing a Massive Stellar Bubble

A young star is igniting a cosmic maelstrom 120 light-years distant, far beyond the familiar glow of our own Sun. Recently, astronomers examining the star HD 61005 discovered something strange—almost dramatic, indeed. This young Sun-like object appears to be spewing a massive bubble of hot gas into space, creating a bright cavity in the surrounding interstellar cloud, rather than quietly gleaming like most stars its size. Using NASA’s Chandra X-…