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Astronomy · L2 · How Star Clusters Form and Change Over Time

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From a collapsing cloud of gas to a loose, short-lived open cluster or a dense, long-lived globular cluster.

by @openstemUpdated Astronomy
Giant molecularcloud collapsesHundreds to millionsof stars form togetherHow massive anddense was the birth cluster?Loosely boundopen clusterTightly boundglobular clusterTidal forces pull it apartwithin a few hundred million yearsCluster survivesfor over 10 billion yearsLower mass, spread outVery massive, dense

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