Going with the Outflow
The closest look yet at the mysterious outflows from high mass newborn stars.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Blakesley Burkhart
Ever wondered what role turbulence and other aspects of fluid dynamics play in the formation of stars in galaxies? Find out at Dr. Burkhart’s #AAS238 Annie Jump Cannon Prize lecture on Tuesday, 8th June!
UR: Detecting HII Regions in the Outer Scutum-Centaurus Arm
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover Alexander Johnson’s research on detecting HII regions in the Milky Way’s most distant spiral arm.
Molecular Clouds All the Way Down
Today’s paper examines if a well-known correlation between gas mass and star formation rate holds on the scale of a single molecular cloud.
Inflating HII Regions Cause Star Formation to Pop!
When HII regions expand, they look like an inflating balloon. But what happens after that balloon pops?
Galactic thick discs bursting onto the scene
The Milky Way’s disc is made up of two components — but where did they come from?