Unfolding Saga of Massive Star Formation
Artist’s conception of the development of W75N(B)-VLA-2.. At left, a hot wind from the young star expands nearly spherically, as seen in 1996. At right, as seen in 2014, the hot wind has been shaped by encountering a dusty, donut-shaped torus around the star and appears elongated.
Credit: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF
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