Astronomers Debate What Defines a Star

Astronomers continue to debate the precise conditions, particularly the minimum mass and size, required for a celestial body to be classified as a star, a question that has been discussed for decades.

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What Makes A Star A Star?

Stars start out as huge blobs of gas in space - but how big and heavy does a blob of gas have to be before it becomes a star? It sounds like a simple question, but astronomers have debated the answer for decades.

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