The birth of stars creates epic stellar winds which seed new galaxies
The magnetic field lines of the the Cigar Galaxy (also called M82) appear in this composite image. The lines follow the bipolar outflows (red) generated by exceptionally high rates of star formation.NASA/SOFIA/E. Lopez-Rodiguez; NASA/Spitzer/J. Moustakas et al. In the vast distances between galaxies, space is not completely empty — gas and dust is blown into the void and this matter eventually becomes the seed for new stars and galaxies. But where does this matter come from?...