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A contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star is called a molecular cloud or stellar nursery. Within these clouds, regions of higher density can collapse under their own gravity, leading to the formation of protostars. As the protostar accumulates mass and temperature increases, nuclear fusion eventually begins, marking the birth of a new star.

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