Magnetic fields may be the secret behind binary star formation
New supercomputer simulations suggest that magnetic fields play a crucial role in drawing protostars together to form binary star systems. Researchers believe this same mechanism may also facilitate the merging of supermassive black holes in galactic centers.
Why it matters
This discovery provides a missing link in astrophysical models regarding how stars and black holes evolve in dense environments.
Many stars are born inside vast clouds of gas and dust in space. As parts of these clouds collapse under gravity, they create dense regions known as molecular cloud cores where new stars begin to take shape.
The article is a scientific report on astronomical research findings.
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