#star-formation

#star-formation

The researchers used cosmological simulations to recreate the first 700 million years of cosmic history, focusing on the formation of a single dwarf galaxy. In their virtual galaxy, waves of stars were born in short, explosive bursts as cold gas clouds collapsed inside a dark matter halo. Instead of a single starburst episode followed by a steady drizzle of star formation as Garcia expected, there were two major rounds of stellar birth. Whole swarms of stars flared to life like Christmas tree lights.

The James Webb Space Telescope provided crisp observations of star-forming regions, revealing gas, dust, knots, and the sites of new stars, protostars, and planets at unprecedented levels.