SMRTR Science & EngineeringMay 16, 2025Interesting Engineering

Star 20 times the Sun’s mass caught gorging on gas in cosmic birth ritual

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Astronomers spotted a huge baby star, HW2, rapidly consuming gas in Cepheus A, growing at two Jupiter masses yearly, with radio observations revealing its feeding disk and shedding light on massive star formation.

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