Illustration of a young star undergoing a type of growth spurt. Left panel: Material from the dusty and gas-rich disk (orange) plus hot gas (blue) flows into the star, creating a hot spot. Middle panel: The inner disk is heated, more material flows into the star, and the disk creeps inward. Right panel: The inner disk merges into the star and gas (green) flows outward. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / T. Pyle (IPAC) / Caltech |
Taille de l’image : | 5574 px × 3135 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |