India, May 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
New evidence has been unearthed which show that massive stars can initiate star formation in nearby areas thus helping shape the evolution of star-forming regions.
Stars are born inside vast clouds of gas and dust known as molecular clouds. While most stars in our Galaxy have masses similar to the Sun, a few are much larger (more than eight times the mass of the Sun). Although these massive stars are rare, they play a significant role in shaping their surroundings and sometimes even contribute to the formation of the next generation of stars.
Scientists from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital, an autonomous research institute under th...