Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), of which the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) is a partner, have captured the first direct, high-resolution images of a magnetic field wrapped tightly around the outflow of gas streaming away from a forming star -- evidence that solves a decades-old puzzle about how young stars sculpt the powerful jets that form them.Twisted Physics: Astronomers Solve 30-Year-Old Stellar Mystery
August 18, 2026
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Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), of which the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) is a partner, have captured the first direct, high-resolution images of a magnetic field wrapped tightly around the outflow of gas streaming away from a forming star -- evidence that solves a decades-old puzzle about how young stars sculpt the powerful jets that form them.
