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The 74 pages that link to Molecular cloud, each with the reason it gives.

• Interstellar mediumBroader topic: Gravitational collapse within these clouds produces most new stars.

• Virial theoremBroader topic: Its kinetic motions can be compared with gravitational energy to assess collapse or support.

• Stellar feedbackBroader topic: Feedback from young stars can disrupt their natal clouds and limit further star formation.

• Galaxy formation and evolutionBroader topic: These clouds are the immediate sites where much star formation begins.

• Galactic diskBroader topic: Molecular clouds in the disk collapse to form stars.

• NebulaBroader topic: These clouds contain much of the dense gas from which stars form.

• Herschel Space ObservatoryBroader topic: Herschel observations revealed the filamentary structure and compact cores within these clouds.

• AstrochemistryBroader topic: These clouds are major reservoirs of molecules and sites of star formation.

• Interstellar chemistryBroader topic: Shielding and high density make molecular clouds major sites of complex molecular chemistry.

• Interstellar magnetic fieldBroader topic: Molecular clouds concentrate gas and provide a setting for magnetic support and star formation.

• Galactic planeBroader topic: Many molecular clouds occupy the plane, where new stars form.

• Isocyanic acidBroader topic: HNCO occurs in molecular clouds and helps trace their chemistry.

• Kennicutt–Schmidt lawBroader topic: Dense molecular clouds are the local sites whose aggregate activity underlies galactic star formation.

• Interstellar cloudBroader topic: These clouds contain the dense, shielded regions where most stars form.

• Scutum–Centaurus ArmBroader topic: Such clouds are concentrated in spiral arms and can give rise to stars.

• Formation and evolution of stars and galaxiesBroader topic: Stars form when parts of these clouds become gravitationally unstable.

• List of interstellar and circumstellar moleculesBroader topic: Many cataloged molecules form or persist in these cold, shielded regions.

• Submillimetre astronomyBroader topic: Its cold gas produces submillimetre lines that map cloud structure and dynamics.