Lowell Observatory astronomer Dr. Deidre Hunter leads a worldwide team studying how stars form in tiny nearby galaxies. Specifically, the team is discerning how these galaxies turn the gas between the stars into clouds that form new stars and how this might be comparable to star formation a few million years after the Big Bang. The team is using a multi-wavelength approach, gathering optical, radio, infrared, and spectroscopic data. Read more about the LITTLE THINGS survey and Dr. Hunter's irregular galaxy research.
The Lives of Stars, or Astronomers as Paparazzi
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