Before a star can be born, gas and dust from a cold interstellar cloud must gather together into a distinct clump. Astronomers say they have now witnessed this earliest of steps in the star-birthing process.
WHERE STARS START This visible-light portrait shows a region of the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy where stars are born.
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