Morphology, dynamics, and star formation in the Cone Nebula. The study: “Spatial and dynamical structure of the NGC 2264 star-forming region” of E. Flaccomio (INAF – OAPA) recently appeared on A&A
Several questions about the star formation process are still debated. For instance, we know that stars form from the gravitational contraction of clouds of gas and dust, called “molecular clouds,” since they are mainly made of molecular hydrogen. Mainly thanks to observations from the Herschel satellite, we also know that most star formation occurs in long filaments embedded in these
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