The basic idea is that the protostar contracts, under the influence of gravity, until it gets dense and hot enough to undergo nuclear fusion. You can find more details at the Wikipedia article "Protostar".
The beginning stage in the formation of a star is called a protostar. This is when a dense core within a molecular cloud begins to accumulate gas and dust, causing it to heat up and eventually become a star.
No, a protostar is basically the BEGINNING of a star's life cycle.
A protostar is a young star in the early stages of formation, where nuclear fusion has not yet begun. A white dwarf is a small, dense star that is the remnant core of a low to medium mass star after it has exhausted its nuclear fuel.
A protostar becomes a star when nuclear fusion begins in its core, converting hydrogen into helium and releasing energy. This process generates enough heat and pressure to balance the force of gravity, causing the protostar to shine brightly as a star.
The correct life sequence of a star starts with a protostar, which forms from a dense cloud of gas and dust. The protostar then evolves into a main sequence star, where it fuses hydrogen atoms to form helium in its core. Depending on its mass, the star will either become a red giant or a supergiant before eventually shedding its outer layers to become a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole.
The term is "protostar", not "prostar". Yes. A protostar is an early stage of a star.
A protostar must reach about 10 million degrees Celsius for nuclear fusion to start in its core, triggering the transition into a true star. This marks the point where hydrogen atoms begin fusing into helium, releasing energy in the process. So, a protostar will become a full-fledged star after nuclear fusion begins at this temperature.
A protostar is more like a stage previous to a star - before it ignites.
On the contrary, "protostar" is the name of an early stage in the development of a star.
The beginning stage in the formation of a star is called a protostar. This is when a dense core within a molecular cloud begins to accumulate gas and dust, causing it to heat up and eventually become a star.
The formation of a protostar from a nebula. As the protostar forms, it accretes more mass from the cloud and spins. As it gains more mass, it eventually becomes massive enough to ignite the core and become a star. The protostar is the first step in the evolution of any star.
No, a protostar is basically the BEGINNING of a star's life cycle.
A protostar is a young star in the early stages of formation, where nuclear fusion has not yet begun. A white dwarf is a small, dense star that is the remnant core of a low to medium mass star after it has exhausted its nuclear fuel.
A protostar is heated up by gravitational forces causing it to contract and increase in temperature. Once the core reaches a high enough temperature and pressure, nuclear fusion reactions begin, releasing energy and making the protostar shine as a star.
A protostar becomes balanced when the gravitational forces pulling matter inward are balanced by the outward pressure due to nuclear fusion at its core. This marks the transition from a contracting protostar to a stable star in the main sequence phase of its lifecycle.
Protostar
A protostar does not burn fuel as it is still taking part in nuclear fusion. It is, however, preparing to become a main sequence star, and will then burn mostly hydrogen at that stage.