Nursery For Massive Stars, next Maunakea Skies talk
Nursery for Young Massive Stars
Next Maunakea Skies at ‘Imiloa
Hilo, Hawai‘i – The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory has been studying the formation of stars by looking at proto-stars in the Cygnus X region, one of the richest known regions of star formation in the galaxy. Observations showed the rotation of the natal massive dense cold condensation and magnetic fields penetrating the area, play a key role in star formation. Join Dr. Hiroko Shinnaga at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center’s Maunakea Skies talk Saturday February 18 at 7pm, entitled A Nursery for Young Massive Stars. She will highlight the findings of this study and discuss how the long wavelength of submillimeter helps us understand how young massive stars are born.