How Are Stars Formed?

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Stars are formed within extended regions of higher density in the interstellar medium, although the density is still lower than the inside of an earthly vacuum chamber.

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Stars are formed when clouds of gas, predominantly hydrogen and helium, and dust begin to condense due to gravity. The collapsing cloud forms a large, hot core that develops into a star.

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buffy1

Stars are formed by ionizing particles the are generated either from a nuclear emulsion, cloud chamber, or bubble chamber. They are held together from the gravity of their own mass.

jadenraven

To form a star you need a couple of different elements. Generally, a cool cloud of dense molecular gas must collapse and increase its density. To do this, it can either a star can be born out of a collision of two galaxies or by two clouds of dense molecular gas colliding. The beginnings of a star are called a protostar. You can find more information here: http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970422f.html

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