molecular clouds

Mapping Molecular Clouds Changes Astronomers Outlook On Starbirth

It didn’t happen overnight. By studying the properties of giant molecular clouds in the Whirlpool Galaxy for several years with…

11 years ago

[/caption] It's beautiful.... But it's cold. By utilizing the submillimetre-wavelength of light, the 12 meter APEX telescope has imaged the…

13 years ago

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[/caption] Star formation is an incredible process, but also notoriously difficult to trace. The reason is that the main constituent…

14 years ago

[/caption]Anyone who has looked at stars in the night sky (especially ones low on the horizon) has undoubtedly seen the…

14 years ago

[/caption] If you take a lot of digital pictures, you're probably familiar with the frustration of keeping track of dozens…

14 years ago