How did the most massive stars form? Astronomers have debated their origins for decades.
One of the biggest problems facing these theories is the lack of observations. Massive stars are relatively rare, and so it's hard to catch them in the act of formation. But new observations of the so-called Dragon cloud may hold the clue to answering this mystery.study the Dragon cloud
The astronomers specifically were looking for dust, which in addition to the gas that makes up the bulk of the complexThe astronomers found several regions of active star formation, but also a strange dense clump lacking any newborn stars at all. Upon further investigation, the team discovered that the central clump was actually composed of two separate regions.
According to their observations those clumps were very dense and actively collapsing, implying that those clumps were going to soon start forming stars.
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