The Astrophysicist Who Sculpts Stars Before They Are Born

Stripes of gas wind and wrap through the darkness, twisting into knots that are poised to collapse into stars. And it all happens in the palm of Nia Imara’s hand. The stormy clouds of gas and dust where stars are born remain scientific enigmas. But Imara, who is a visual artist as well as an astrophysicist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, brings them to life. She toys with computer…

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