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Sometimes. If the total mass is high enough, and if the cloud of dust and gas collapse to reach a high enough density and pressure, nuclear fusion can begin in the core and it will become a star.

If the total mass is not high enough, it may collapse into a "brown dwarf".

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When the gases are compressed, protostar is created.

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What is the temperature of a protostar?

the color of the protostar is red


The earliest stage of a stars life is called a?

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