Long predicted by theory, the Smithsonian's Submillimeter Array has found the first conclusive evidence of an hourglass-shaped magnetic field in a star formation region. Measurements indicate that material in the interstellar cloud is dense enough to allow it to gravitationally collapse, wa...
A new image from the Spitzer Space Telescope reveals hundreds of young stars.
The new infrared image of the reflection nebula NGC 1333, located about 1,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Perseus, reveals dozens of stars like the Sun but much younger.
"These newborn...
Title: The kinematics of NGC1333-IRAS2A - a true Class protostar Authors: C. Brinch, J. K. J\orgensen, M. R. Hogerheijde Low-mass star formation is described by gravitational collapse of dense cores of gas and dust. At some point during the collapse, a disk is formed around the protostar and the d...