Stars form when dense clumps in clouds of gas and dust collapse under their own gravity, creating so‑called protostars. During this early phase, falling material interacts with strong magnetic fields and is partly flung back into space as high‑speed jets. A new study published in “Nature Astronomy” reveals a new class of “gamma‑loud protostars” whose jets can efficiently accelerate protons and emit gamma rays, adding non‑thermal processes to the known properties of protostars.
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