An international group of astronomers using NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes has discovered a mysterious protostar that behaves like a flashing light. This infrared image shows the protostellar object LRLL 54361 (NASA / ESA / J. Muzerolle / STScI) The object, labeled LRLL 54361, unleashes a burst of light every 25.34 days. The heart of the fireworks is hidden behind a dense disk and envelope of dust. Astronomers propose that the light...
