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

• Stellar evolutionNarrower topic: Gravitational collapse within these clouds supplies the material for new stars.

• Initial mass functionNarrower topic: The distribution takes shape as collapsing material in molecular clouds forms stars.

• Starburst galaxyNarrower topic: Starbursts draw on dense molecular gas to build stars rapidly.

• Gravitational collapseNarrower topic: These clouds provide the large-scale environments in which star-forming collapse occurs.

• Open clusterNarrower topic: An open cluster begins when stars form together within one of these clouds.

• ProtostarNarrower topic: Protostars form in the densest regions of these clouds.

• Molecular hydrogenNarrower topic: Molecular hydrogen is the dominant molecule in the environments where molecular clouds collapse.

• Solar System formationNarrower topic: The Solar System’s precursor cloud was part of this star-forming environment.

• Orion NebulaNarrower topic: Gravitational collapse within molecular material produced the nebula’s young stars.

• Massive starNarrower topic: Massive stars begin in collapsing regions of molecular clouds.

• Emission nebulaNarrower topic: Emission nebulae often form at the ionized edges of these larger star-forming clouds.

• Nebular hypothesisNarrower topic: The Solar System's proposed starting material was a region within such a cloud.

• StarNarrower topic: Gravitational collapse within these clouds begins the formation of stars.

• Dark nebulaNarrower topic: Many dark nebulae are dense regions within larger molecular clouds.

• O-type starNarrower topic: O-type stars begin when dense regions of molecular clouds collapse.

• Star formation efficiencyNarrower topic: It is the gas reservoir whose conversion into stars the efficiency measures.

• Eagle NebulaNarrower topic: The nebula’s star-forming material originates in dense molecular gas.

• Horsehead NebulaNarrower topic: The Horsehead is a dense feature inside a molecular cloud.

• Planetary-mass objectNarrower topic: Direct collapse within a cloud offers a star-like formation route for isolated low-mass objects.

• Pre-main-sequence starNarrower topic: Gravitationally collapsing regions within these clouds give rise to protostars and young stars.

• Bok globuleNarrower topic: Bok globules are compact structures associated with the broader molecular-cloud environment.

• Rogue planetNarrower topic: Some rogue planets may form directly as fragments within collapsing clouds.

• Substellar objectNarrower topic: The collapse of cloud fragments can produce isolated substellar objects.

• Astrophysical maserNarrower topic: Many astrophysical masers form in dense molecular material near young stars.

• Rosette NebulaNarrower topic: The Rosette’s star-forming material belongs to a larger molecular-cloud complex.

• Sagittarius B2Narrower topic: Sagittarius B2 is a particularly massive, chemically rich example of this type of cloud.

• Prestellar coreNarrower topic: Prestellar cores form as compact condensations within molecular clouds.

• Rho Ophiuchi cloud complexNarrower topic: The complex is a nearby example of this broader kind of star-forming structure.

• Sub-brown dwarfNarrower topic: Gravitational collapse of cloud fragments can produce isolated sub-brown dwarfs.

• Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter ArrayNarrower topic: ALMA detects the molecules and cold material within these stellar nurseries.

• Interstellar iceNarrower topic: Its low temperatures and densities allow gas molecules to freeze onto grains.

• MegamaserNarrower topic: Megamaser molecules reside in dense gas whose conditions enable strong radio emission.

• Young stellar objectNarrower topic: Young stellar objects form within collapsing dense regions of these clouds.

• Westerhout 40Narrower topic: Dense molecular gas borders Westerhout 40’s ionized nebula and supplies material for star formation.