Astronomers get rare peek at early stage of star formation
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using radio and infrared telescopes, astronomers have obtained a first tantalizing look at a crucial early stage in star formation. The new observations promise to help scientists understand the early stages of a sequence of events through which a giant cloud of gas and dust collapses into dense cores that, in turn, form new stars.