# ALMA spots 'dragon egg' that may represent the earliest stages of massive star formation

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-23T16:50:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-alma-dragon-egg-earliest-stages.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/alma-spots-dragon-egg-that-may-represent-the-earliest-stages-of-massiv-0bed7d/

Astronomers identified an exceptionally tiny core that may represent an early stage in the formation of a massive star. Located in an infrared-dark area called Dragon Cloud, the core is nicknamed the "dragon egg." The paper, accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics, was posted to the arXiv preprint server on Oct. 5.

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