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Magnetic Fields Channel Gas Through Filaments into Star Formation Sites


Stars form inside molecular clouds where cold gas collapses gravitationally on itself. But there's more to this process than gravity. New research shows how magnetic field lines funnel gas through sub-filaments into star formation sites.

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