2023.04.30

Star Magnet

Intricate magnetic fields regulate star growth in our galaxy's

Magnetic fields overlaid on the G47 filament of the Milky Way (credit: ESA / Herschel / PACS / SPIRE / Ke Wang et al., 2015; Polarization map: Stephens et al., 2022)

Magnetic fields overlaid on the G47 filament of the Milky Way (credit: ESA / Herschel / PACS / SPIRE / Ke Wang et al., 2015; Polarization map: Stephens et al., 2022)

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