They have been dubbed: «JuMBO» — JUpiter Mass Binary Objects.
«JuMBO discovery: Nebulae are giant clouds of gas and dust in space that often give birth to new stars. discovery: Nebulae are giant clouds of gas and dust in space that often give birth to new stars.»
how do nebulae become stars? they collapse (due to gravity). they don’t do this instantly — they form very small things (Jupiter-mass objects), and keep growing. Eventually when they are massive enough, the pressure causes fusion to occur in their cores, and then you have a star.
As most stars in the universe exist in binary systems, this should come as no surprise.
Jumbo. . . More like Dumbo!
There’s nothing «weird» about this at all.
They have been dubbed: «JuMBO» — JUpiter Mass Binary Objects.
«JuMBO discovery: Nebulae are giant clouds of gas and dust in space that often give birth to new stars. discovery: Nebulae are giant clouds of gas and dust in space that often give birth to new stars.»
how do nebulae become stars? they collapse (due to gravity). they don’t do this instantly — they form very small things (Jupiter-mass objects), and keep growing. Eventually when they are massive enough, the pressure causes fusion to occur in their cores, and then you have a star.
As most stars in the universe exist in binary systems, this should come as no surprise.