Hubble catches interstellar catapillarHD

'cosmic caterpillar' that's six TRILLION miles long, formed by harsh winds from some of our hottest stars
The protostar is located 4,500 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus
It is currently collecting material from an envelope of gas surrounding it
The gas, however, is also being eroded by surrounding stellar radiation
A stellar 'caterpillar' in the midst of a metamorphosis has been spotted by astronomers.

The light-year-long cosmic squiggle is currently collecting material from an envelope of gas surrounding it.


Astronomers are now keen to see what will emerge from the protostar, which is in a very early evolutionary stage.
A previous study has called the object, which lies 4,500 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus, a 'tadpole in an interstellar pond.'


Harsh winds from extremely bright stars are blasting ultraviolet radiation at this 'wanna-be' star, named IRAS 20324+4057, and sculpting the gas and dust into its long shape.

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