New phenomenon could reveal how stars are born

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By Charles Q. Choi

updated 9/23/2010 Light from the cosmic clouds where stars and planets are born could soon reveal secrets about these mysterious formative regions, a new study suggests.

Cold molecular clouds are the cradles of stars and planets, where dense clusters of gas collapse to form protostars and immense clumps of dust grains can become Earth-like worlds. But just how this happens is largely unknown, in part because the clouds shroud what’s going on, so astronomers can’t see the action in visible light.

Now light dubbed "coreshine" that emerges from the center of these clouds might reveal clues about how the stars and planets develop over time, researchers say.
 
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