Hubble Uncovers Sizzling Secrets of Young Star FU Orionis

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed new insights into FU Orionis, a young star in Orion, showing its accretion disk is hotter and more dynamic than previously thought, with temperatures reaching 16,000 kelvins. This challenges existing theories about young stars and has implications for understanding stellar and planetary formation, as the intense activity could affect the chemical and physical environments of surrounding disks where planets form.