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Astronomy · L3 · From Molecular Cloud to Star

The staged process from a cold molecular cloud, through collapse and a protostar, to an ignited star clearing its birth cloud.

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Cold, dense molecular cloudLocal clump overcomes pressure with gravityGravitational collapse beginsProtostar forms, surrounded by a diskCore reaches fusion temperature?Hydrogen fusion ignites: main-sequence starStellar winds clear the remaining gasYesNot yet
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