Star Formation
Face-on View of Galaxy NGC 4303 Reveals its Arms are Filled with Active Star Formation
Galaxies fill a lot of roles in the universe. The most obvious one is star formation factories. Without that activity,…
A.I. Finds a New Way to Build Multiple-Star Systems
Over over 50% of high mass stars reside in multiple star systems. But due to their complex orbital interactions, physicists…
Molecular Clouds Have Long Lives By Constantly Reassembling Themselves
Astronomers have recently discovered that giant clouds of molecular hydrogen, the birthplace of stars, can live for tens of millions…
Astronomers Spot an Orphaned Protostar
Astronomers have performed an impressive suite of observations at multiple wavelengths of the same system, dubbed the HH 24 complex.…
It’s Feeding Time For This Baby Star in Orion
Young protostars are wrapped in what could be called a womb of gas and dust. The gas and dust nearest…
Baby Gas Giants Cast Shadows on Their Siblings
A team of astronomers has caught glimpses of gas giants forming around a very young star. The nascent giants are…
Hubble Sees a Dense Cloud of Gas and Dust That’s About to Become a Star
The process of star birth begins in a shroud of gas and dust. Hubble Space Telescope (HST) excels in showing…
The Latest JWST Image Shows a Star in the Earliest Stage of Formation
What's the most exciting thing about the James Webb Space Telescope? The stunning images? The completion of its torturous path…
Too Many Supernovae Can Slow Star Formation in a Galaxy
Interstellar winds are powerful agents of change. For one thing, they can interrupt or shut down the process of star…
Another Version of the Pillars of Creation from Webb
The hits just keep on streaming back to Earth from James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This time, arriving to help…