Toward a New Paradigm for Star Formation

Toward a New Paradigm for Star Formation

I recently stumbled across a French astronomy magazine in an airport shop which I wrote about last week. The magazine referred to Herschel Gould Belt observations and conclusions that most stars are formed in filaments. I was curious, so I did a bit more digging. One...
Mainstream Astronomy Makes Progress in France

Mainstream Astronomy Makes Progress in France

  I recently stumbled across an interesting French astronomy magazine at an airport shop.  There it was, written boldly on the front page of Ciel & Espace magazine; “HOW A STAR IS BORN – The New Scenario”.  According to Herschel conference...