"Infant Star Flees the Nest: Astronomers Uncover Spectacular Escape"

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"Infant Star Flees the Nest: Astronomers Uncover Spectacular Escape"
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Astronomers have discovered an infant protostar leaving its birthplace, providing new observational evidence for escaping stars. Using high-resolution molecular spectral lines, the researchers found a protostellar core with a noticeable velocity shift in the star-forming region G352.63-1.07. The core's spectral velocity indicates a significant blue shift relative to its parental cloud, suggesting that the escape occurred less than 4,000 years ago. This discovery sheds light on the initial state and mechanisms of escaping stars in galactic evolution.

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