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Stars Emerge from 'Fluffy' Clouds: Groundbreaking Discovery

2/23/2025

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Astronomers from Kyushu and Osaka Universities have made a groundbreaking discovery: stars can emerge from "fluffy" molecular clouds, challenging the traditional view of filamentary formations. Their study of the Small Magellanic Cloud revealed that 40% of its clouds are loose, shedding light on the diverse conditions that shaped star and planetary system formation in the early universe.

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Astronomers from Kyushu and Osaka Universities have made a groundbreaking discovery: stars can emerge from "fluffy" molecular clouds, challenging the traditional view of filamentary formations. Their study of the Small Magellanic Cloud revealed that 40% of its clouds are loose, shedding light on the diverse conditions that shaped star and planetary system formation in the early universe.