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UT researchers uncovered that stars form through a self-regulatory process — an answer to the mystery scientists have been studying for decades.

The realistic 3D simulations of STARFORGE may have solved the mystery of why stars that form under radically different conditions come to have similar masses.

In theory, masses of stars should vary wildly, yet mass distribution is nearly universal New simulations show that star formation is a self-regulatory process In an effort to oppose gravity, stellar feedback pushes stellar masses toward the same mass distribution.

Cambridge, MA – Scientists have uncovered what sets the masses of stars, a mystery that has captivated astrophysicists for decades. Their answer? Stars, themselves.

Welcome to the virtual summer American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting! Astrobites is attending the conference as usual, and we will report highlights from each day here. If you’d like to see more timely updates during the day, we encourage you to search the #aas238 hashtag on twitter.  We’ll be posting once a day during the meeting, so be sure the visit the site often to catch all the news!   This composite image of NGC4535 shows a Hubble image of the galaxy, overlaid with new A...