This review examines the state-of-the-art knowledge of high-mass star and massive cluster
formation, gained from ambitious observational surveys, which acknowledges the multiscale …

Recent studies of the nearest star-forming clouds of the Galaxy at submillimeter wavelengths
with the Herschel Space Observatory have provided us with unprecedented images of the …

The role of turbulence and magnetic fields is studied for star formation in molecular clouds.
We derive and compare six theoretical models for the star formation rate (SFR)—the …

We present first results from the Herschel Gould Belt survey for the B211/L1495 region in the
Taurus molecular cloud. Thanks to their high sensitivity and dynamic range, the Herschel …

Aim. We have investigated the gas organization within the paradigmatic Integral Shape
Filament (ISF) in Orion in order to decipher whether or not all filaments are bundles of fibers …

Context. Molecular filaments have received special attention recently thanks to new
observational results on their properties. In particular, our early analysis of filament …

We study the star formation efficiency (SFE) in simulations and observations of turbulent,
magnetized, molecular clouds. We find that the probability density functions (PDFs) of the …

One puzzle in understanding how stars form in clusters is the source of mass—is all of the
mass in place before the first stars are born, or is there an extended period when the cluster …

ABSTRACT We present ALMA Band-3/7 observations towards 'the Heart'of a massive hub-
filament system (HFS) SDC335, to investigate its fragmentation and accretion. At a …

Context. Whether the Cygnus X complex consists of one physically connected region of star
formation or of multiple independent regions projected close together on the sky has been …