Wayward Newborn Stars Fleeing Their Birthplace (IMAGE)
Caption
The image by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a grouping of young stars, called the Trapezium Cluster (center). The box just above the Trapezium Cluster outlines the location of the three stars. A close-up of the stars is top right. The birthplace of the multi-star system is marked "initial position." Two of the stars -- labeled BN, and "I," for source I -- were discovered decades ago. Source I is embedded in thick dust and cannot be seen. The third star, "x," for source x, was recently discovered to have moved noticeably between 1998 and 2015, as shown in the inset image at bottom right.
Credit
NASA, ESA, K. Luhman (Penn State University), and M. Robberto (STScI)
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