Bipolar outflow

The Boomerang Nebula is an excellent example of a bipolar outflow. Image credit: NASA, STScI.

A bipolar outflow comprises two continuous flows of gas from the poles of a star. Bipolar outflows may be associated with protostars (young, forming stars), or with evolved post-AGB stars (often in the form of bipolar nebulae).


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