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Inflating HII Regions Cause Star Formation to Pop!

Inflating HII Regions Cause Star Formation to Pop!

by Ashley Piccone | May 5, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

When HII regions expand, they look like an inflating balloon. But what happens after that balloon pops?

Dust in Time – Supernovae May Not Destroy Dust As Quickly As We Think

Dust in Time – Supernovae May Not Destroy Dust As Quickly As We Think

by Michael Foley | Mar 24, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

The dust destruction efficiency of supernovae may not be a high as we previously thought. Why is this, and what can it tell us about star formation?

Don’t Cool Your Jets Quite Yet!

Don’t Cool Your Jets Quite Yet!

by Jenny Calahan | Mar 23, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

Don’t jet-off just yet, today’s astrobite covers a recent paper that surveys the exciting jets of the youngest stellar objects.

A Resolved Starburst Merger and an Unresolved Dust Problem

A Resolved Starburst Merger and an Unresolved Dust Problem

by Olivia Cooper | Mar 19, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

What’s going on behind the dust in starburst galaxy SHiZELS-14? Today’s authors use highly resolved data to find out!

All Aboard The Filament Express

All Aboard The Filament Express

by Ashley Piccone | Dec 16, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

Filaments in the molecular cloud Serpens South are shuttling gas and dust towards a core of protostars, showing that magnetic fields likely play a role in star formation.

Edge-on disks: Nothing dust it better.

Edge-on disks: Nothing dust it better.

by Jenny Calahan | Aug 25, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s astrobite explores edge-on disks that can provide insight into how dust is transported in protoplanetary disks.

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