The magnetic field is a key ingredient in the recipe of star formation. However, the
importance of the magnetic field in the early stages of the formation of low-and high-mass …

Star formation is a multi-scale, multi-physics problem ranging from the size scale of
molecular clouds (∼ 10 ∼10 s pc) down to the size scales of dense prestellar cores (∼ 0.1 …

In this chapter we review recent advances in understanding the roles that magnetic fields
play throughout the star formation process, gained through observations and simulations of …

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST, Gardner et al. 2006) is a 6.5 m space telescope
launched in 2021 December and is developed by the National Aeronautics and Space …

Context. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the most detailed and
sharpest infrared (IR) images ever taken of the inner region of the Orion Nebula, the nearest …

The Probe of Inflation and Cosmic Origins (PICO) is an imaging polarimeter that will scan the
sky for 5 years in 21 frequency bands spread between 21 and 799 GHz. It will produce full …

Context. The Orion Molecular Cloud is the nearest massive-star forming region. Massive
stars have profound effects on their environment due to their strong radiation fields and …

Context. A large-scale magnetic field permeates our Galaxy and is involved in a variety of
astrophysical processes, such as star formation and cosmic ray propagation. Dust …

We present a study of the relative orientation between the magnetic field projected onto the
plane of sky (B⊥) on scales down to 0.4 pc, inferred from the polarized thermal emission of …

The role of outflows in the formation of stars and the protostellar disks that generate them is
a central question in astrophysics. Outflows are associated with star formation across the …