The James Webb Space Telescope is helping to bring clarity to star formation process—literally. ✨ Dense clouds of gas and dust tend to envelop regions where forming and young stars reside. Before Webb was in operation, astronomers were limited in the amount of detail they could gather about the star formation process. This included not being able to define the lower threshold, the least amount of mass an object can have while still forming like a star. Scientists have been able to roughly determ

1.6K views · 35 reactions | Astronomers have developed the most detailed simulation to date of giant molecular clouds (GMCs) – cosmic objects in which stars are born. The simulation reconstructs a highly realistic model of star formation, and hints that we may need to rethink our understanding of the process. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2304023-watch-the-best-ever-simulation-of-stars-being-born-in-a-cosmic-cloud/ | New Scientist | Facebook