Researchers from Kyushu University have discovered that diffuse gas surrounding dense filaments in a nearby stellar nursery plays a much larger role in star formation than previously recognized. By tracking the movement of gas in the Monoceros R2 hub–filament system, the team found that low-dens...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-diffuse-inter-filament-gas-key.html)