The Evaporating Protostar



The Evaporating Protostar

 Astronomers have discovered that IRAS 20324+4057, an interstellar-cloud about 4,500 light years away and spanning 1 light year in distance, is slowly forming into a new star. The fate of this star cannot be determined at the moment because the gas an dust is being eroded decreasing the stars mass and thus making it uncertain if the cloud will form into a star. If the mass whittles down enough to make the star comprable to the sun, it is very possible that the star will house planets in the future in the form of a planetary nebula. If this is to happen, the process will take roughly 100,00 years to take its full form.