ALMA Discovers the Youngest Protoplanetary Disk to Date
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers have discovered the youngest disk around a protostar to date. Planets form in disks around their host…
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Hubble Views the Interior of Tarantula Nebula
New observations obtained as part of the Hubble Tarantula Treasury Program view deep inside the Tarantula Nebula, revealing more than 800,000 stars and protostars embedded…
New Research Boosts Binary-Star Formation Theory
New research from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array makes disk fragmentation the strongest explanation for how close multiple star systems are formed. Using…
Study Reveals the Explosive Growth of a Newly Formed Star in the Milky Way
New research reveals the explosive growth of a young star, detailing that the newly formed star had such an explosive growth that it was initially…
New Survey Maps Where Stars Are Born
Astronomers have completed the largest-ever survey of dense gas clouds in the Milky Way, cataloging and mapping more than 6,000 gas clouds and allowing astronomers…
ALMA Discovers a Protostar Surrounded by a Large Hot Gas Cloud
An international team of astronomers has observed an infrared dark cloud surrounding a baby star that is about ten times larger than those found around…
Hubble Views a Protostar in a Very Early Evolutionary Stage
This composite Hubble image shows IRAS 20324+4057, a protostar in a very early evolutionary stage. This light-year-long knot of interstellar gas and dust resembles a…
New Theory Shows How ‘Zombie Vortices’ Play a Role in Star Formation
A new theory from researchers at UC Berkeley explains how “zombie vortices” help lead to the birth of a new star. Reporting in the journal…
ALMA Gets a Close-Up View of Starbirth
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers have captured a close-up view of material streaming away from a newborn star, discovering that its jets are…
APEX Reveals Interstellar Dust in the Cosmic Clouds of Orion
In this new image, the APEX telescope reveals interstellar dust in the cosmic clouds of the Orion constellation. This dramatic new image of cosmic clouds…
Astronomers Discover Some of the Youngest Stars Ever Seen
A team of astronomers has found some of the youngest stars ever seen, giving scientists a window into the earliest and least understood phases of…
Scientists Discover an Outflow From a Young Protostar
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, scientists discovered an outflow from a young protostar, marking a dramatic step towards understanding the earliest stages of a…
Mysterious Infant Star Unleashes Strobe-Like Flashes of Light
A newly published study details a mysterious infant star, designated LRLL 54361, that unleashes strobe-like flashes of light every 25.34 days. Two of NASA’s great…
Unusual Protostar Periodically Emits Infrared Light Bursts
Using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, researchers observed an unusual protostar that periodically emits infrared light bursts, becoming 10 times brighter every 25.34 days,…