Professor Mike Merrifield discusses star formation in Messier 61 - also known as NGC 4303. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Paper featured in video: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1902.04587.pdf Professor Merrifield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AstroMikeMerri Messier Objects playlist: http://bit.ly/MessierObjects Deep Sky Videos website: http://www.deepskyvideos.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeepSkyVideos Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DeepSkyVideos More about the astronomers in our videos: http://www.deepskyvideos.com/pages/contributors.html Supported by the University of Nottingham https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/astronomy/ Back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deepskyvideos Video by Brady Haran and James Hennessy