For discovering two stars.. “NASA” praises a Saudi researcher
The American Space Agency “NASA” in Saudi Arabia praised Dr. “Wafaa Zakry,” assistant professor at the College of Science at Jazan University.
The agency published its scientific research on its official website, titled: “The rate, amplitude, and duration of Class 0 explosions of primary stars in the Orion molecular cloud,” with the participation of a research team from the Ritter Center for Astrophysical Research at the University of Toledo, USA.
Dr. Wafa said that the research led to the discovery of 2 stars out of 3 stars of the zero category in the Orion molecular cloud (the Orion constellation), where a potential explosion rate for the youngest stars was reached at a rate of one time every 400 years, explaining that. Each explosion lasts about 15 years, and I explained that the concept of class zero stars means: newborn stars, which are the youngest stars in the formation and formation stage until they become a full-fledged star.
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Dr. Zakry emphasized that this study is a big step forward and helps astronomers to understand more clearly how stars form and accumulate their mass, adding that the formation and evolution of young stars has always been a challenge that must be studied because they are often covered by thick envelopes formed from them and thus difficult to observe.
Upon reaching the results of the research, Dr. Zakry said that bright explosions of protostars have been sought for 16 years (2004 to 2020) through a recent analysis of data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. To further support the validity of the findings, the results were also compared with data from other telescopes including the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Herschel Space Telescope, and the Stratospheric Observatory in the Air (SOFIA).
Regarding the importance of the research, he said that the first local explosion was discovered nearly a century ago, and it has rarely been seen since then, and due to the scarcity of information about how stars form and their mass accumulates. I decided to conduct a study on this phenomenon.”
She praised the support and personal follow-up from the President of Jazan University, Dr. Mari bin Hussein Al-Qahtani, and expressed her thanks for the facilities and motivations provided by the university to continue its achievements and scientific research.