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A Star Is Born ... But How?
Columbia researchers reveal the simple, key chemical formula enabling the formation of early stars
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This is the apparatus used by researchers in the lab to simulate the chemistry of the early universe (not your typical telescope).
Credit: Daniel Wolf Savin, Columbia University
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Research Scientist Daniel Wolf Savin of Columbia University's Astrophysics Laboratory describes a new discovery (which is also detailed in the July 2 issue of the journal Science) on the underlying chemical formula and reaction of early star formation the June 30, 2010 Webcast with NSF's Lisa-Joy Zgorski.
Credit: Columbia/National Science Foundation
This research is detailed in "Experimental Results for H2 Formation from H- and H and Implications for First Star Formation," published in the July 2, 2010 edition of the journal Science.
Credit: Science / AAAS
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