Star Formation

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What evidence is there for new star formation?

An embedded protostar in the processes of formation: (Class O Protostar L1527 within a dark cloud in the Taurus star forming region)

Reference: Labroots

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The first observation of a binary neutron star collision was discovered using the LIGO interferometer by measuring the resulting gravitational-waves (GW170817) created by the collision in 2017. The collision was also observed a couple of days later with the Hubble Space Telescope along with 70 additional observatories. The data collected provided a numerical model of the formation of a black hole as as shown below.

A physical model of a black hole in formation

The data confirmed that more massive elements on the periodic table are formed by these mergers such as gold and platinum and a number of other heavy elements in the table.
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