Young Clusters: Formation, Disruption, and Initial Mass Function
Credit: ESO/VLT/P. Espinoza
Protostars: Jets and Outflows, and Spectral Evolution
Credit: Credits: ESO/VLT/ISAAC/M. McCaughrean
Stellar Feedback: HII regions, Bubbles, and Triggered Star Formation
Credit: Credits: Gregory, Mert, and Scott Mitchell
Filamentray Structures: Kinematics and Fragmentations
Credit:Credit: ESO/APEX (MPIfR/ESO/OSO)/A. Hacar
Large dark cloud filaments are commonly observed in giant molecular clouds (GMCs) and they are believed to be the precursors of stars and star clusters.