Cosmic Feast: Massive Star Spotted Devouring Gas at an Astounding Rate

Astronomers uncover how massive stars form by tracking interstellar ammonia. Using the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s (NSF NRAO) Very Large Array (NSF VLA), astronomers have, for the first time, captured the massive flow of gas surrounding a forming high-mass star—an essential process that drives its rapid growth. By studying HW2, a […]

July 3, 2025
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Cosmic Feast: Massive Star Spotted Devouring Gas at an Astounding RateAstronomers uncover how massive stars form by tracking interstellar ammonia. Using the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s (NSF NRAO) Very Large Array (NSF VLA), astronomers have, for the first time, captured the massive flow of gas surrounding a forming high-mass star—an essential process that drives its rapid growth. By studying HW2, a […]

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