star-forming
Where suns ignite
Star-forming describes regions of space where new stars are being created from collapsing clouds of gas and dust.
The term appears almost exclusively in astronomical contexts: star-forming regions, star-forming galaxies, star-forming activity.
A nebula with active star formation is a star-forming nebula.
Pre-fusion celestial body
- accretionGrowth through external addition
- collapseSudden structural failure
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
gravity · dust · gas · filament · fragmentation · core · turbulence · shockwave
Renowned astronomer's surname
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- observatoryFacility for celestial study
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- Orion NebulaEmission cloud near Earth
Pillars of Creation · JWST · radio astronomy · spectroscopy · imaging · survey · detection
Interstellar gas formation
- stellar nurseryGas cloud birthing suns
- starburstRadiant pattern from center
- galacticRelating to stellar systems
- dark nebulaLight-obscuring interstellar dust cloud
supernova remnant · spiral arm · Magellanic Clouds · Milky Way · dwarf galaxy
Coming into the world
- genesisPoint of creation
- nascentBeginning to develop
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- emergenceComing into existence
main sequence · fusion · triggering · sequential · feedback · enrichment
protostar
Pre-fusion celestial body
- accretionGrowth through external addition
- collapseSudden structural failure
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
hydrogen · gravity · dust · gas · filament · fragmentation · core · turbulence · shockwave · ionization
Hubble
Renowned astronomer's surname
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- observatoryFacility for celestial study
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
Orion Nebula · Pillars of Creation · JWST · radio astronomy · spectroscopy · imaging · survey · detection
nebula
Interstellar gas formation
- stellar nurseryGas cloud birthing suns
- starburstRadiant pattern from center
- galacticRelating to stellar systems
dark nebula · supernova remnant · spiral arm · Magellanic Clouds · Milky Way · dwarf galaxy
birth
Coming into the world
emergence · main sequence · fusion · triggering · sequential · feedback · enrichment