Tends to Stay in Motion
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Authors
Hawk, Rowan
Issue Date
2023
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According to the solar nebula theory, new stars are formed due to turbulence within the dust clouds. This turbulence creates high-density regions that contain enough mass to begin collapsing at the center, forming a spinning disk. The center of this disk becomes extremely hot due to pressure from gravity, eventually forming a proto-star. As the proto-star gains enough heat, fusion begins, and a star is born. The leftover material from this process can go on to form planets, asteroids, or comets.