The First Star Clusters
The first stars may have formed in clusters, rather than in isolation as previously thought. What would these clusters look like?
A New Type of Stellar Feedback
Reproducing the observed star formation history of galaxies in simulations is a fantastic test of our understanding of galaxy evolution. This is regulated strongly by “feedback”, for example, from supernova. Today’s astrobite discusses feedback from high mass X-ray binaries.
Relevance of magnetic dissipation on star formation
Magnetic fields are a crucial part of star formation. Read on whether and how the magnetic field strength dissipates during the early collapsing phase.
Trending Exoplanets
Are more massive stars more likely to have planets? Read on to find out…
Over My Dead Body: Keeping Dead Galaxies from Forming New Stars
The authors of this paper pursued a mechanism which could possibly keep dead galaxies from forming new stars: mass ejected from AGB stars moving through the galaxy could heat the ambient gas.
Tipping the Spherical Cow: The Initial Conditions of Star Formation
Spherical cows have a long and storied history in physics, but does this type of crude approximation lead to realistic conclusions in the case of star formation? The combination of large- and small- scale simulations tests this idea.