'Smoke Ring' Halo Spotted By Hubble Space Telescope

Researchers recently spotted a space image that appeared much like a smoke ring as a halo of dust around two stars. The researchers noticed the stars shining through the center of a ring of cascading dust, using NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope.

The star system is called DI Cha, which only depicts two stars, however, NASA believes it is a four quadrant system, consisting of two sets of binary stars, according to NASA researchers. This young star system is engulfed by mostly dust and the stars are shaping the dust into a wispy wrap, according to a NASA report. 

The intersection between the stars and dust is held by the dark cloud Chamaeleon I, which is one of the three clouds that consists of the large star-forming region called the Chamaeleon Complex.

Some of the youngest stars are formed in this region of space. The youthfulness of the DI Cha star system is quite common in the region, but yet new to researchers. This new discovery is useful for researchers to conduct future studies on how stars are formed.  

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