‘Silkworm’ in Hubble’s eyes
The ‘Cosmic Silkworm’ was spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope in the constellation Cygnus, 4,500 light-years from us. Astronomers were intrigued by the worm-shaped interstellar gas dust that lasted a light year. The researchers say that the dust particle, known as IRAS 20324 + 4057, is a ‘protostar’. A protostar is a layer of dust…
