Star formation is the process by which dense regions within molecular clouds in interstellar space, sometimes referred to as "stellar nurseries" or "star-forming...

through fusion, they inexorably cool down after their formation. Consequently, a given neutron star reaches a surface temperature of one million degrees...

regions. Such feedback effects, from star formation, may ultimately disrupt the cloud and prevent further star formation. All stars spend the majority of...

clustered nature of star formation by treating star clusters as the fundamental unit of star formation. This approach permits the growth of star particles by...

formation process. The observation of binaries consisting of stars not yet on the main sequence supports the theory that binaries develop during star...

not well known. Thus the formation of planetary systems is thought to be a natural result of star formation. A Sun-like star usually takes approximately...

heavy elements, eventually allowing the formation of planets. Hubble eXtreme Deep Field (XDF) Star formation rates in galaxies depend upon their local...

cosmological constant. Absolute time and space Big History Earth science Galaxy formation and evolution Illustris project Jainism and non-creationism Lambda-CDM...

exceptionally high rate of star formation, as compared to the long-term average rate of star formation in the galaxy, or the star formation rate observed in most...

(if star formation is occurring within), is a type of interstellar cloud, the density and size of which permit absorption nebulae, the formation of molecules...

parent star Kepler 452 7.98 billion years (5.82 Gya): Formation of Mira or Omicron ceti, binary star system. Formation of Alpha Centauri Star System,...

clusters. Star formation activity in elliptical galaxies is typically minimal; they may, however, undergo brief periods of star formation when merging...

"The Star Formation History of the Local Group". In F. Favata; A. Kaas; A. Wilson (eds.). Proceedings of the 33rd ESLAB symposium on star formation from...

sequence" (galaxies that lack star formation). Star formation activity in green valley galaxies is slowing as they run out of star-forming gas in the interstellar...

period of enhanced star formation. The present efficiency of star formation, defined as the ratio of mass of new stars to the mass of star-forming gas, is...

spots. Messier 100 is considered a starburst galaxy with the strongest star formation activity concentrated in its center, within a ring – actually two tightly...

major increase (accounting for 70% to 80% of its population) in its star formation rate between 6 Ga and 2 Ga (billion years ago). There is no significant...

sequence" (galaxies that lack star formation). Star-formation activity in green valley galaxies is slowing as they run out of star-forming gas in the interstellar...

leading to the disruption of a star cluster. Most young embedded clusters disperse shortly after the end of star formation. The open clusters found in the...

Nebulae are often star-forming regions, such as in the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula. In these regions, the formations of gas, dust, and other...

for the formation of all young, nearby stars. These new stars are typically in molecular clouds like the Taurus molecular cloud and the open star cluster...

gas found in star formation regions. However, if star formation cannot be found in LINERs, then this definitively excludes star formation as powering LINER...

were later shown to be very important and were possibly related to star formation, observed kinematics, stellar age, and even galaxy evolution in both...

small dark nebulae containing dense cosmic dust and gas from which star formation may take place. Bok globules are found within H II regions, and typically...

of authors. The galaxy is low in dust and gas, and there is little star formation in it, although there has been some relatively recently in the arms...

center into the galactic disc. The spiral arms are sites of ongoing star formation and are brighter than the surrounding disc because of the young, hot...

astronomy, star formation includes the study of the interstellar medium and giant molecular clouds (GMC) as precursors to the star formation process, and...

have been found only in spiral and irregular galaxies, in which active star formation is occurring. Young open clusters may be contained within the molecular...

Although it is well known that magnetic fields play an important role in star formation, research models indicate that Hall diffusion critically influences...

significant population of massive supergiants and Wolf–Rayet stars from star formation in the region around 1 million years ago. The core stars are a small...