Animation of the Formation of Minerals Around the Baby Star HOPS-315 @SciTechDaily

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This animation illustrates how hot gas condenses into solid minerals around the baby star HOPS-315. At the beginning, we see molecules of silicon monoxide which then condense into solid dust grains. The video then zooms out to reveal an actual image of HOPS-315 taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner. This image shows different molecules blowing away from the star: carbon monoxide in orange and silicon monoxide in blue.

Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al.

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