Researchers at Kyushu University have found that stars in the early universe may have formed from “fluffy” molecular clouds.
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Also called molecular clouds, they can be massive, spanning hundreds of light-years and forming thousands of stars.
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Astronomers have discovered that many infant stars born in stellar nurseries of the early universe may have preferred "fluffy" stellar blankets.