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How does a star forms into a star like the Sun?

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Unlike anything in our Solar System, the formation of a star from start to finish takes millions of years. There are numerous chains of events leading to the formation of a star like the sun. A star begins to form when an interstellar cloud starts to collapse and gravity breaks it into pieces. The evolution of the contracting cloud, in combination of heat, ...

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