Cold Cores - a study of the earliest phases of star formation
Cold Cores is an international research project that uses observations made with the Planck and Herschel satellites of the European Space Acency (ESA). Planck is mapping the whole sky at nine radio and far-infrared wavelengths. We use this survey to locate thousands of previously unknown dense cloud cores within the interstellar clouds of our Galaxy. These cores are the locations where the next generations of stars will form. In a Herschel Open Time Key Programme we will study in more detail a selection of these cores in order to learn more of the star formation process. The higher resolution provided by the Herschel satellite enables us to have a look at the internal structure of the sources.
Cold cores:
- What are cold cores?
- Why is the Planck survey essential for the study of cold cores?
- What will we learn with Herschel?
Our project:
- Participants
- Abstract of the Herschel proposal
- Publications and presentations
- Pictures and animations
- Data
External links:
- Planck satellite at ESA site
- Herschel satellite at ESA site
- Selected ESA press releases
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What are cold cores?