A low-mass protostar is a young star in the early stages of formation that has a relatively low mass compared to other stars. It is in the process of accumulating material from a surrounding gas and dust cloud and undergoing gravitational collapse to eventually ignite nuclear fusion in its core. These stars typically have lower luminosity and longer formation times compared to high-mass protostars.
The term is "protostar", not "prostar". Yes. A protostar is an early stage of a star.
When matter is pulled into a protostar, it heats up and increases in density. This process leads to the formation of a protostar as gravitational forces pull matter towards the center, eventually igniting nuclear fusion and forming a stable star.
To see images of a protostar, one would go inside a Bok Globule. This might be hard to do, considering the fact that a protostar is the gas of a giant molecular cloud. But hey, if you can get there, it'd be a sight to see!
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.
A protostar is supported against gravitational collapse by the outward pressure generated from the heat produced by gravitational contraction. This pressure, known as radiation pressure, acts to counterbalance the force of gravity pulling the protostar inward. As the protostar continues to contract, it eventually reaches a point where nuclear fusion ignites in its core, providing an additional outward pressure that stabilizes the star against collapse.
A Protostar.
A protostar takes about 100,000 years to reach the main sequence.
A protostar is more like a stage previous to a star - before it ignites.
The term is "protostar", not "prostar". Yes. A protostar is an early stage of a star.
No. The sun was a protostar about 4.6 billion years ago.
the color of the protostar is red
Apparently someone not paying ATTENTION.
No one. It comes from the Greek - proto - meaning first. So first star - a protostar.
"Binary" means there are two stars. And "protostar" means the stars are in an early, or preliminary, stage.
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No, a protostar is basically the BEGINNING of a star's life cycle.
trapping of thermal energy inside the protostar