Artist’s Impression of Pulsating Object LRLL 54361

Protostar LRLL 54361

NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes have teamed up to uncover a mysterious infant star that behaves like a police strobe light. [Left] – This is a false-color, infrared-light Spitzer image of LRLL 54361 inside the star-forming region IC 348 located 950 light-years away....

Star-forming Region IC 348 Around Protostar LRLL 54361 – Spitzer

Protostar LRLL 54361 Light Echo – Hubble

LRLL 54361 Light Echo – Hubble

This sequence of images from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a pulse of light emanating from the protostellar object LRLL 54361. Most if not all of this light results from scattering off circumstellar dust in the protostellar envelope. An apparent edge-on disk visible at the...

LRLL 54361 Light Echo – Hubble – Dec. 7, 2010

LRLL 54361 Light Echo – Hubble – Dec. 11, 2010

LRLL 54361 Light Echo – Hubble – Dec. 15, 2010

Compass and Scale Image of LRLL 54361

Strobe-Like Flashes Discovered in a Suspected Binary Protostar

This video, created from a sequence of images from the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a pulse of light emanating from the protostellar object LRLL 54361. Most if not all of this light results from scattering off circumstellar dust in the protostellar envelope. An apparent edge-on...

Strobe-Like Flashes Discovered in a Suspected Binary Protostar (Annotated)

This video, created from a sequence of images from the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a pulse of light emanating from the protostellar object LRLL 54361. Most if not all of this light results from scattering off circumstellar dust in the protostellar envelope. An apparent edge-on...