How Do Stars Form?

A guided flight through the places we study — Ginsburg group, University of Florida

Massive stars build the elements, light up galaxies, and end as supernovae. We still do not know what decides how many of them a cloud of gas will make. This tour flies you through the telescope images we use to find out — no astronomy background needed.

▶ plays the tour on its own; ‹ and › step at your own pace
Drag to pan and scroll to zoom at any time — the real sky keeps working
≫ jumps to any stop; 🔗 copies a link to where you are

Data: ALMA, JWST, MeerKAT, Green Bank Telescope, Hubble, Spitzer. More tours on the index page.

How Do Stars Form?

A guided tour of the star-forming regions studied by the Ginsburg group at the University of Florida. Press ▶ to begin, or use ‹ and › to move at your own pace.