Using new observations from ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope, astronomers have discovered three different populations of young stars within the Orion Nebula Cluster. This unexpected discovery adds very valuable new insights for the understanding of how such clusters form. It suggests that star formation might proceed in bursts, where each burst occurs on a much faster time-scale than previously thought.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1723/
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The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
27 July 2017
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