Astronomy
How Protostars Evolve Through the T Tauri Phase
Quick fact
T Tauri stars are so named after their prototype, T Tauri, located in the constellation Taurus. They can vary in brightness by several magnitudes over days or weeks, and some eject narrow jets of material at hundreds of kilometers per second.
Why this is interesting
Every star you see in the night sky was once a chaotic, violently flickering toddler. What makes a newborn star so restless?