Beyond: Dilhan Eryurt and the Formation of the Sun
Dilhan Eryurt was the the first Turkish astronomer to work at NASA and the only woman at Goddard during her tenure. She fundamentally changed our understanding of the Sun.
Salt and Hot Water around Massive Protostars
The discovery of table salt and super-heated water in two massive protostellar disks hints at a new type of “hot-disk” chemistry.
Upbringing of Supermassive Stars
Supermassive stars may be the seeds of supermassive black holes. But where and how do these seeds form?
Accretion in Young Stars
What might be causing the accretion rates in newly formed stars to remain so high?
ALMA peers in on the curious case of one circumstellar disk
Amid all of the swirling chaos during star formation, the universe finds a way to order its diffuse gas into shining young stars. ALMA Science Verification observations give new insight.
First GASPs of Star Formation in Taurus
The well-known constellation Taurus is home to many young stars, and the details of star formation are explained by observing far-infrared radiation from several of these objects with the Herschel space observatory.