by Sowkhya Shanbhog | Feb 27, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries
This article reveals how the magnetic field, surpassing internal forces like gravity and turbulence, prevents star formation in the Horsehead nebula. This discovery highlights the crucial role magnetic fields play in shaping stellar nurseries, paving the way for further investigations into the intricate interplay between magnetic forces and star formation.
by Diana Solano-Oropeza | Feb 22, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries
Astronomers will literally see a very young star running away from its peers and call it a RATT.
by Abby Lee | Dec 23, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries
Today’s paper explores the recent exciting discovery that the SMC is actually composed of two distinct star-forming systems.
by Delaney Dunne | Sep 4, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries
All galaxies are a complex ecosystem of interactions between hydrogen gas and stars. In today’s paper, the authors look at the Horsehead Nebula to narrow down the details of those interactions.
by Lucie Rowland | May 3, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries
In today’s paper, astronomers have accurately determined the properties of a nearby, giant star-forming region in the galaxy NGC 2366.
by Astrobites | Jun 9, 2021 | Current Events
We report on Day 2 of the virtual summer AAS meeting.