A region of active star formation in the constellation Ophiuchus is giving astronomers new insights into the conditions in which our own solar system was born. In particular, a new study of the ...
Planetary scientists have long debated where the material that formed Earth comes from. Despite its location in the inner ...
The Ophiuchus star-forming complex offers an analog for the formation of the solar system, including the sources of elements found in primitive meteorites A region of active star formation in the ...