Ast/ro Physics 02/01/2003
People have looked at the stars for thousands of years, but only about 20 years ago did astronomers become interested in the stuff inbetween.
Reversing their focus on the sky, astronomers can see that dark patches in the Milky Way are really giant molecular clouds. These big blobs of gas can be many times the size of the sun. Eventually, these clouds fall in on themselves, the cool gas becomes hot and dense and a star is born. |  AboutKris Herbert is an award-winning freelance journalist with 20 years experience (she started writing for the local rag when she was 16 - you do the maths). Over the years, Kris has written about everything from hard science to soft toys. She's travelled to Antarctica, Alabama and many places beginning with other letters of the alphabet. Read by dateDecember 2011 Read by tagAll |
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