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Caption
This mosaic shows, at its center, a real image of the young star system HH 1177, in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy neighboring the Milky Way. The image was obtained with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer on ESO’s Very Large Telescope and shows jets being launched from the star. Researchers then used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, in which ESO is a partner, to find evidence for a disc surrounding the young star. An artist’s impression of the system, showcasing both the jets and the disc, is shown on the right panel.
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ESO/A. McLeod et al./M. Kornmesser
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