SNAPSHOT: This Star Jet Spans a Whopping 33 Light-Years

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By Jake Parks
Feb 7, 2019 6:30 PMMay 17, 2019 9:40 PM
space picture jet from star
The dazzling nebula N 180 B (left) sits within the Large Magellanic Cloud. Recently, astronomers probed the star-forming region and discovered a giant jet shooting from a massive young star. (Credit:ESO, A McLeod et al)

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