Periodic Reporting for period 2 - ECOGAL (Understanding our Galactic ecosystem: From the disk of the Milky Way to the formation sites of stars and planets)

Stars and planets are born from a large reservoir of diffuse gas and dust that permeates the Galaxy, the interstellar medium (ISM). The process is governed by the complex interplay of often competing physical agents such as gravity, turbulence, magnetic fields, and radiation...