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  • Lab Breakthrough in Star Formation Wins Dawson Award

    Lab Breakthrough in Star Formation Wins Dawson Award

    Breakthrough Spotlight: A Lab Breakthrough in Star Formation A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University has earned the prestigious Dawson Award for a lab breakthrough in star formation. The research reveals new insights into how swirling matter can organize itself into stars, the…

  • Star Formation Breakthrough Wins Dawson Award for PPPL

    Star Formation Breakthrough Wins Dawson Award for PPPL

    Groundbreaking Dawson Award recognizes a lab breakthrough in star formation A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University has earned the Dawson Award for a groundbreaking study on how swirling matter in laboratory plasmas can lead to the formation of stars, planets, and even supermassive…