Timeline for Is there a scientific term for star formation?
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| Oct 19, 2022 at 7:13 | comment | added | Kregnach | @Hatmix5 gravitational collapse of a dust cloud is the phenomena that leads to star formation, thus probably that is the right phrase. Although it could be mistaken with the gravitational collapse of a super heavy thing that leads to a black hole. | |
| Nov 21, 2014 at 14:40 | comment | added | Kyle Kanos | @Hatmix5: It is possible to use star formation to discuss a single star forming, it's just generally applied to larger regions of space forming stars. You might be interested in the term protostar, which is the name for the collapsed material before hydrogen fusion (defining characteristic of a star) begins. | |
| Nov 21, 2014 at 5:46 | vote | accept | Hatmix5 | ||
| Nov 21, 2014 at 5:46 | comment | added | Hatmix5 | What would be a good term for a single star being formed then? | |
| Nov 20, 2014 at 14:50 | history | answered | Kyle Kanos | CC BY-SA 3.0 |