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Violent emissions of newborn stars

Interactions between young stars and their parent molecular clouds are poorly understood. High-resolution observations of the Orion nebula now reveal these interactions, which have implications for star formation. See Letter p.207

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Figure 1: The Orion Bar.

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Röllig, M. Violent emissions of newborn stars. Nature 537, 174–175 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/537174a

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