Video of the day: the birth of a binary star

astronomers have for the first time managed get a high-quality image of a binary star in the early stages of its formation. It is located at a distance of 600 light-years away in the nebula "Tube".

Using an array of 66 antennas arranged in Chile, scientists formed image, allowing to study the complex structure of the object located in a cloud of interstellar dust and gas. Subsequently, the process of the birth of a binary star for greater clarity has been animated.

Clip shows a complex network of gas and dust around the two strands of bright dots scientists According to calculations, only for one year such stars to absorb the amount of substance of 0.01 Jupiter mass.

This discovery allowed astronomers to confirm that their theoretical understanding of the formation of binary stars were correct. Although the findings need to further explore the many more young binary systems.