Stars are born in dark clouds of molecular gas, which remain shrouded in mystery. Astronomers have found a new way to peer inside these star factories.
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Reipurth, B. The dark cradles of stars. Nature 409, 140–141 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35051674
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