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Self-regulating process governs cosmic order inside star clusters

A large number of small molecular clouds (left) cannot form the same population of stars as one very large cloud (right). – This has a significant influence on the evolution of galaxies. © Copyright: Eda Gjergo

A team of astrophysicists from Nanjing University and University of Bonn have demonstrated that, rather than being random, the mass of new stars born inside a star cluster is actually governed by a defined process of self-regulation. Their work has been published in the journal Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

How galaxy size shapes newborn stars
When a galaxy welcomes new stars, they are usually formed in star clusters inside vast gas clouds...

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