Most stars form in giant molecular clouds with masses as large as 3×106 solar masses. The most well-studied molecular cloud is Orion, where star formation is currently taking place. Molecular c...Most stars form in giant molecular clouds with masses as large as 3×106 solar masses. The most well-studied molecular cloud is Orion, where star formation is currently taking place. Molecular clouds typically contain regions of higher density called clumps, which in turn contain several even-denser cores of gas and dust, each of which may become a star. A star can form inside a core if its density is high enough that gravity can overwhelm the internal pressure and cause the gas and dust t
Most stars form in giant molecular clouds with masses as large as 3 × 10^6 solar masses. The most well-studied molecular cloud is Orion, where star formation is currently taking place. Molecular cloud...Most stars form in giant molecular clouds with masses as large as 3 × 10^6 solar masses. The most well-studied molecular cloud is Orion, where star formation is currently taking place. Molecular clouds typically contain regions of higher density called clumps, which in turn contain several even-denser cores of gas and dust, each of which may become a star. A star can form inside a core if its density is high enough that gravity can overwhelm the internal pressure.
