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Such star-forming regions are of interest to astronomers because their chemical composition is similar to that of the giant star-forming regions observed when the Universe was only a few billion years old and star formation was at its highest rates. The star-forming regions in the Milky Way have a different chemical composition and do not produce stars at high speeds.
The N79 observations are part of the Webb Telescope’s programme to study the evolution of circumstellar disks and envelopes of forming stars over a wide range of masses and at different stages of evolution. Webb’s sensitivity allows scientists to detect planet-forming dust discs around stars with masses similar to that of the Sun in the BMO.
