The earliest stage of star formation observed in a molecular cloud
An article published in the journal “Astronomy & Astrophysics” describes a research on a molecular cloud called IRAS 16061-5048C1. A team led by Francesco Fontani from INAF Arcetri Observatory, Italy, used the ALMA radio telescope to observe the fragmentation of clumps of materials distributed along a filamentary-like structure that could form the embryos of future stars and probably of solar systems.
