Scientists in the Origins of Stars and Planets group work on a broad range of research topics, which include:

• the formation and death of stars like our Sun and their planetary systems,
• studies of the physical and chemical processes in the spinning clouds of gas and dust where these stars are born, and
• the direct detection of planets around other stars.

• astrophysical observations of stars, circumstellar and interstellar matter in the optical, near-infrared, microwave, and radio wavelength ranges, using space- and ground-based telescopes
• theoretical studies of astrophysical proceses, e.g. the evolution of planet-forming disks, and the interaction of stellar jets with circumstellar matter
• development of new technology for high-contrast imaging using coronagraphy and nulling interferometry to enable the direct detection of extra-solar planets.
  
  

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