In areas close to newly formed celestial spheres, the Herbig-Haro (HH) phenomenon appears as sectors of radiation. These formations caused by star explosions or gas emissions It rapidly interacts with matter and space in the surrounding space.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured a particularly striking image of HH 211; This image shows a wave of gas originating from something known as a Class 0 protostar.
This celestial body is a historical reflection of our Sun; It aged thousands of years ago when its youth was only 8% of its current size. Going into the deepest layers of these solids and understanding how they work, infrared spectroscopy is a good tool.
Stars are often surrounded by the original material of the resulting molecular cloud. Infrared waves penetrate this hazy cloud, allowing HH objects such as HH 211 to be analyzed with unprecedented precision, thanks to James Webb’s excellent infrared sensors.
Some molecular elements, e.g. molecular hydrogen, silicon monoxide and carbon monoxide are crucial for the propagation of infrared radiation.that the telescope can capture and analyze.
The images show arc-shaped shock waves coming from the southeast and northwest, and the pencil-shaped bipolar jet powering these movements. This observation, made with the Webb telescope, is more sensitive than the others, with a spatial resolution of 5 to 10 times.
Another remarkable feature is the symmetrical oscillation in the internal jet streams on either side of the protostar’s core; This suggests the possibility of an unidentified binary star system at its center.
Previous images from HH 211 ground-based telescope revealed reveals large curved shock waves as well as various textured featuressuch as gaps in the collision of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, in addition to the complex and tortuous bipolar jet of silicon monoxide.
Data from the Webb telescope shows that the Class 0 protostar is ejecting very slowly, especially compared to other more mature stars. Velocity measurements for these young flows have been calculated to be 48-60 miles per second, or as high as 80 to 100 kilometers per second.
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