Magnetic Waves Create Chaos in Star-Forming Clouds

September 12, 2018 • by Staff Writer

The new research sheds light on the processes that are responsible for setting the properties of stars, which in turn affects the formation of planets.

Stars appear to form and shine brightly in a Hubble Telescope image

Stella Offner’s research will shed light on the processes inside star-forming regions such as 30 Doradus, seen in this view from Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA/F. Paresce/R. O’Connell/WFC3


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