Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. At the core of Herbig-Haro 34 lies a seemingly typical young star. Astronomers speculate that a burst of these particles might rebound when gas from a disk surrounding the star momentarily collapses onto the star. Visible near the end of each light-year long jet is a glowing cap. The cause of the large arc of gas on the upper left known as the waterfall remains unexplained.
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