Twisted magnetic fields give new insights on star formation
Monday, December 21, 2015 - 13:12
in Astronomy & Space
Using new images that show unprecedented detail, scientists have found that material rotating around a very young protostar probably has dragged in and twisted magnetic fields from the larger area surrounding the star. The discovery, made with the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope, has important implications for how dusty disks—the raw material for planet formation—grow around young stars.