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    Capturing the cosmic ‘drift’ before a star is born

    July 12, 2026, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    Capturing the cosmic 'drift' before a star is born
    The blue lines represent the magnetic field lines, which are bent due to the gravitational contraction of the core. The red and green dots depict the ion and neutral molecular species, respectively, and the arrows trace their inflow motion towards the core center (the faster they travel the longer the arrows). Credit: Yurika Nakamura and Doris Arzoumanian/Kyushu University

    Stars like our sun are formed from the collapse of stellar objects called prestellar cores, cold and dense concentrations of gas and dust held together by gravity. While many questions remain about the exact mechanisms of star formation, advanced radio telescopes have given researchers new insights into the inner workings of infant stars.

    Now, publishing in Astronomy & Astrophysics, researchers from Kyushu Univers...

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