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- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Astronomy__Cosmology/Astronomy_2e_(OpenStax)/21%3A_The_Birth_of_Stars_and_the_Discovery_of_Planets_outside_the_Solar_System/21.02%3A_Star_FormationMost 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 c...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 and cause the gas and dust t
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Astronomy__Cosmology/Astronomy_1e_(OpenStax)/21%3A_The_Birth_of_Stars_and_the_Discovery_of_Planets_outside_the_Solar_System/21.01%3A_Star_FormationMost 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 c...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 and cause the gas and dust t
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Grossmont_College/ASTR_110%3A_Astronomy_(Fitzgerald)/11%3A_Birth_of_Stars_to_Main_Sequence_Stage/11.07%3A_Star_FormationMost 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.
