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Published online 17 May 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010517-6

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Young star blows baffling bubble

An expanding sphere of glowing gas has astronomers scratching their heads.

Astronomers may have caught a young star blowing a bubble1. If their observations are correct, theories about how stars form might have to be revised -- bubble blowing is not something young stars are supposed to do.

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