Mar10
Turbulence a Key to Birth of Massive Stars
Turbulence in gas clouds may be the key to counter-acting gravity and allowing massive stars to form.
Scientists have long known that stars are formed from swirling clouds of gas and dust that coalesce. But why some of these stellar nurseries give rise to ordinary stars like our sun and others can pop out stars 15 to 30 times as massive is something of a conundrum. [...]
Source: Space.com – click here for full article
