The astrophysical questions we address are primarily centered on the birth of stars and protoplanetary disks, the formation of compact objects, and the explosive death of massive stars:

• What is the initial mass function of stars?
• How is star formation affected by turbulence, shear, supernovae, magnetic fields, and radiative feedback?
• How are protoplanetary disks formed?
• What is the impact of the environment on the properties and evolution of disks?
• How do massive stars explode? What is their multi-messenger signature?
• What are the conditions for the formation of black holes and neutron stars?
• What is the origin of the extreme magnetic field of magnetars? What is their connection with hypernovae, super-luminous supernovae, and gamma-ray bursts (GRBs)?