BLAST : studying cosmic and Galactic star formation from a stratospheric balloon

Understanding the history of the formation of stars and evolution of galaxies is one of the foremost goals of astrophysics. While stars emit most of their energy at visible and ultraviolet wavelengths, during the early stages of star formation these photons are absorbed by the dusty molecular clouds...

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Main Author: Moncelsi, Lorenzo
Published: Cardiff University 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.567133