VolDen: A tool to extract number density from the column density of filamentary molecular clouds.

Authors: Ashesh, A. K.¹ (AUTHOR), Eswaraiah, Chakali¹ (AUTHOR) eswaraiahc@labs.iisertirupati.ac.in, Reddy, P. Ujwal¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Jia-wei² (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Astrophysics & Astronomy. 1/27/2025, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *MAGNETIC flux density, *MOLECULAR clouds, *MAGNETIC fields, *ASTRONOMY, *DATA analysis

TOUCHING THE STARS.

Authors: IMARA, NIA (AUTHOR)

Source: Scientific American. Mar2024, Vol. 330 Issue 3, p30-35. 6p. 7 Color Photographs.

Subjects: STARS, PATTERN perception, APPLIED sciences, INTERSTELLAR medium, MOLECULAR clouds, HIGH mass stars

Possibilities for Methanogenic and Acetogenic Life in Molecular Clouds.

Authors: Feng, Lei^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) fenglei@pmo.ac.cn

Source: Life (2075-1729). Nov2024, Vol. 14 Issue 11, p1364. 9p.

Subject Terms: *MOLECULAR clouds, *GIBBS' free energy, *ORIGIN of life, *ACETIC acid, *MOLECULAR biology

INSIDE THE WORLD OF DEEP-SKY OBJECTS.

Authors: EICHER, DAVID J. (AUTHOR)

Source: Astronomy. Oct2024, Vol. 52 Issue 10, p14-23. 10p. 13 Color Photographs.

Subjects: MULTIPLE stars, INTERSTELLAR medium, GALACTIC magnetic fields, MOLECULAR clouds, STARS, OPEN clusters of stars, GLOBULAR clusters

Rotational dynamics of CNCN by p-H2 and o-H2 collision at interstellar temperatures.

Authors: Kushwaha, Apoorv¹ (AUTHOR), Chahal, Pooja¹ (AUTHOR), Dhilip Kumar, T. J.¹ (AUTHOR) dhilip@iitrpr.ac.in

Source: Journal of Chemical Physics. 8/14/2024, Vol. 161 Issue 6, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *POTENTIAL energy surfaces, *MOLECULAR clouds, *ANALYTIC functions, *INTERSTELLAR medium, *COLD (Temperature)

Herschel investigation of cores and filamentary structures in L1251 located in the Cepheus flare.

Authors: Dewan, Divyansh^1,2 (AUTHOR) dd20ms116@iiserkol.ac.in, Soam, Archana² (AUTHOR), Zhang, Guo-Yin³ (AUTHOR), Lasrado, Akhil² (AUTHOR), Singh, Saikhom Pravash² (AUTHOR), LEE, Chang Won^4,5 (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Astrophysics & Astronomy. 6/18/2024, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *MOLECULAR clouds, *STAR formation, *SOLAR flares, *FIBERS

Photochemical pathways in astronomical ices: A computational study of singlet oxygen reactions with hydrocarbons.

Authors: Daniely, Amit, Zamir, Alon, Eisenberg, Helen R., Livshits, Ester, Piacentino, Elettra, Bergner, Jennifer B., Öberg, Karin I., Stein, Tamar

Source: Journal of Chemical Physics; 1/7/2025, Vol. 162 Issue 1, p1-14, 14p

Subject Terms: METHANE hydrates, REACTIVE oxygen species, MOLECULAR clouds, CARBON monoxide, QUANTUM chemistry, ACETALDEHYDE

Passage of a Gamma-Ray Burst through a Molecular Cloud: Cloud Ionization Structure.

Authors: Nesterenok, A. V.¹ (AUTHOR) alex-n10@yandex.ru

Source: Astronomy Letters. Feb2024, Vol. 50 Issue 2, p99-119. 21p.

Subject Terms: *MOLECULAR clouds, *ULTRAVIOLET radiation, *ION emission, *ELECTRON emission, *RADIATION absorption, *PHOTOIONIZATION, *GAMMA ray bursts, *ELECTRON impact ionization

The birthplace of star-like planets.

Source: New Scientist. 8/31/2024, Vol. 263 Issue 3506, p7-7. 1p. 1 Color Photograph.

Subjects: STARS, SPACE telescopes, MOLECULAR clouds, STELLAR orbits, BIRTHPLACES

The Age–Velocity Dispersion Relations of the Galactic Disk as Revealed by the LAMOST-Gaia Red Clump Stars.

Authors: Sun, Weixiang¹ (AUTHOR) sunweixiang@bnu.edu.cn, Shen, Han^2,3 (AUTHOR), Jiang, Biwei¹ (AUTHOR) bjiang@bnu.edu.cn, Liu, Xiaowei⁴ (AUTHOR) x.liu@ynu.edu.cn

Source: Astrophysical Journal. 2/1/2025, Vol. 979 Issue 2, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *STELLAR dynamics, *MOLECULAR clouds, *MILKY Way, *INTERSTELLAR medium, *STARS

Cloud-scale elemental abundance variations and the CO-to-dust-mass conversion factor in M31.

Authors: Bosomworth, Chloe^1,2 (AUTHOR), Forbrich, Jan^1,2 (AUTHOR), Lada, Charles J² (AUTHOR), Caldwell, Nelson² (AUTHOR), Kobayashi, Chiaki¹ (AUTHOR), Viaene, Sébastien³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Feb2025, Vol. 536 Issue 4, p3803-3815. 13p.

Subject Terms: *MOLECULAR clouds, *ANDROMEDA Galaxy, *SPIRAL galaxies, *GALACTIC evolution, *STATISTICAL correlation

A determination of the cosmic microwave background temperature using Galactic molecules.

Authors: Cooke, Ryan^1,2 (AUTHOR), Welsh, Louise^3,4,5 (AUTHOR)

Source: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Jan2025, Vol. 536 Issue 2, p1980-1999. 20p.

Subject Terms: *MOLECULAR clouds, *ABSORPTION spectra, *MILKY Way, *RADICALS (Chemistry), *THERMOMETERS

The JCMT BISTRO Survey: the magnetized evolution of star-forming cores in the Ophiuchus molecular cloud interpreted using histograms of relative orientation.

Authors: Perry, James P¹ (AUTHOR), Pattle, Kate¹ (AUTHOR), Johnstone, Doug^2,3 (AUTHOR), Kwon, Woojin^4,5,6 (AUTHOR), Bourke, Tyler L^7,8 (AUTHOR), Chung, Eun Jung⁹ (AUTHOR), Coudé, Simon^10,11 (AUTHOR), Doi, Yasuo¹² (AUTHOR), Fanciullo, Lapo¹³ (AUTHOR), Hwang, Jihye⁹ (AUTHOR), Khan, Zacariyya A¹ (AUTHOR), Kwon, Jungmi¹⁴ (AUTHOR), Lai, Shih-Ping^15,16 (AUTHOR), Le Gouellec, Valentin J M¹⁷ (AUTHOR), Lee, Chang Won^9,18 (AUTHOR), Ohashi, Nagayoshi¹⁶ (AUTHOR), Sadavoy, Sarah¹⁹ (AUTHOR), Savini, Giorgio¹ (AUTHOR), Sharma, Ekta²⁰ (AUTHOR), Tamura, Motohide^14,21,22 (AUTHOR)

Source: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Jan2025, Vol. 536 Issue 2, p1736-1751. 16p.

Subject Terms: *MOLECULAR clouds, *STAR formation, *MOLECULAR structure, *TWO-dimensional models, *MAGNETIC fields

Spectral Survey of the Star Formation Region DR21OH in the 4-mm Wavelength Range.

Authors: Kalenskii, S. V.¹ (AUTHOR) kalensky@asc.rssi.ru, Mikheeva, E. A.^1,2 (AUTHOR) mikheeva-ekaterina99@yandex.ru

Source: Astronomy Reports. Dec2023, Vol. 67 Issue 12, p1303-1328. 26p.

Subject Terms: *STAR formation, *MOLECULAR clouds, *SUPERGIANT stars, *NUMBERS of species, *SPECTRAL lines

Magnetogravitational instability in strongly coupled rotating clumpy molecular clouds including heating and cooling functions.

Authors: Dhiman, Joginder Singh¹ (AUTHOR), Mahajan, Mehak¹ (AUTHOR) mahajanm826@gmail.com

Source: Astrophysics & Space Science. Oct2023, Vol. 368 Issue 10, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *MOLECULAR clouds, *GRAVITATIONAL instability, *HEATING, *PROCESS heating, *THERMAL instability, *MAGNETIC fields, *GRAVITATIONAL collapse

Winter's Best Reflection Nebulae: Point your telescope at some of the prettiest sights in the night sky.

Authors: Ventrudo, Brian

Source: Sky & Telescope; Feb2025, Vol. 149 Issue 2, p20-25, 6p

ERRATA.

Source: Scientific American. Jun2024, Vol. 330 Issue 6, p9-9. 1/9p.

Subjects: STARS, HELIUM atom, MOLECULAR clouds, HYDROGEN atom, MAGNETIC fields

Protoplanetary disk formation in rotating, magnetized and turbulent molecular cloud.

Authors: Kumssa, Gemechu M.¹ (AUTHOR) gemechumk@gmail.com, Tessema, S. B.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Astrophysics & Astronomy. 7/3/2023, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *ROTATING disks, *MOLECULAR clouds, *PROTOPLANETARY disks, *SOLAR system, *PROTOSTARS, *ANGULAR momentum (Mechanics), *ASTROPHYSICS

The JCMT BISTRO Survey: The Magnetic Fields of the IC 348 Star-forming Region.

Authors: Choi, Youngwoo¹ (AUTHOR), Kwon, Woojin^2,3,4 (AUTHOR) wkwon@snu.ac.kr, Pattle, Kate⁵ (AUTHOR), Arzoumanian, Doris⁶ (AUTHOR), Bourke, Tyler L.^7,8 (AUTHOR), Hoang, Thiem^9,10 (AUTHOR), Hwang, Jihye⁹ (AUTHOR), Koch, Patrick M.¹¹ (AUTHOR), Sadavoy, Sarah¹² (AUTHOR), Bastien, Pierre¹³ (AUTHOR), Furuya, Ray¹⁴ (AUTHOR), Lai, Shih-Ping^11,15 (AUTHOR), Qiu, Keping^16,17 (AUTHOR), Ward-Thompson, Derek¹⁸ (AUTHOR), Berry, David¹⁹ (AUTHOR), Byun, Do-Young^9,10 (AUTHOR), Chen, Huei-Ru Vivien^11,15 (AUTHOR), Chen, Wen Ping²⁰ (AUTHOR), Chen, Mike²¹ (AUTHOR), Chen, Zhiwei²² (AUTHOR)

Source: Astrophysical Journal. 12/10/2024, Vol. 977 Issue 1, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *MAGNETIC flux density, *MOLECULAR clouds, *SUBMILLIMETER astronomy, *INTERSTELLAR medium, *MAGNETIC fields

Detection of interstellar 1-cyanopyrene: A four-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

Authors: Wenzel, Gabi¹ gwenzel@mit.edu, Cooke, Ilsa R.² icooke@chem.ubc.ca, Changala, P. Bryan³, Bergin, Edwin A.⁴, Shuo Zhang¹, Burkhardt, Andrew M.⁵, Byrne, Alex N.¹, Charnley, Steven B.⁶, Cordiner, Martin A.⁶, Duffy, Miya^1,7, Fried, Zachary T. P.¹, Gupta, Harshal^8,9, Holdren, Martin S.¹, Lipnicky, Andrew¹⁰, Loomis, Ryan A.¹⁰, Shay, Hannah Toru¹, Shingledecker, Christopher N.¹¹, Siebert, Mark A.¹², Stewart, D. Archie¹, Willis, Reace H. J.²

Source: Science. 11/15/2024, Vol. 386 Issue 6723, p810-813. 4p. 1 Color Photograph, 3 Diagrams.

Subject Terms: *MOLECULAR clouds, *POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons, *INTERSTELLAR medium, *PLANETARY systems, *PYRENE