Ultraviolet illuminates the origins of the solar system – AlKhaleej Today

The Butterfly Nebula, an example of a star forming region in the Tarantula Nebula. The white bar is 2 light years, or approximately 120,000 AU (astronomical units). A bright central star, obscured by dust, modifies the oxygen isotopes in the nebula by photodissociation of carbon monoxide. This is another example of an environment where oxygen isotopes in the molecular cloud could be modified prior to the formation of a planetary system. Credit: ASA and ESA
In search of the origins of our solar …

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