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Star Formation

Massive Stars Planetary Systems Population III Stars Dark Matter Universe Expansion Star-Forming Regions Hydrogen and Helium Clouds First Stars Red Supergiants Protoplanetary Discs Binary Interactions Helium Hydride Ions Nebular Regions Carbon Stars Planetary Mass Objects Globular Clusters Life Cycle of Stars Debris Disks Element Distribution Material Recycling Early Solar System Galactic Cannibalism

Webb NIRCam Reveals Helix Nebula’s Cometary Knots in Unprecedented Detail

The new near-infrared close-up reveals temperature gradients that highlight pockets where complex molecules begin to form.

Hubble Spots Second Debris Cloud at Fomalhaut, Confirming Repeated Planetesimal Collisions

130-Year Record Shows Planetary Nebula IC 418 Heating Faster Than Recent Models Predict

Supersonic Turbulence Shaped the First Stars, Simulations Show

HeH+ Ion’s Reactivity Endured at Cryogenic Temperatures, Reframing Early-Star Cooling