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The 95 pages that link to Star formation, each with the reason it gives.

• Heat death of the universeRelated: The fading supply of star-forming gas ends the universe’s main source of new starlight.

• Tidal dwarf galaxyRelated: Gas compressed in tidal debris can collapse and produce young stellar populations.

• Whirlpool GalaxyRelated: Compressed gas along the Whirlpool’s arms gives rise to bright regions of newly formed stars.

• Bok globuleNarrower topic: Globules offer relatively compact sites for studying this process.

• Nuclear star clusterRelated: Gas reaching a galactic center can produce new generations within the nuclear cluster.

• Flocculent spiral galaxyRelated: Bright young stars make fragmented arm segments especially visible.

• Magellanic BridgeRelated: New stars show that parts of the Bridge’s gas have become gravitationally unstable.

• Messier 51Related: Interaction-driven compression contributes to active star-forming regions in the system.

• Galaxy morphological classificationRelated: Star-forming activity often correlates with galaxy structure, though the two are distinct classifications.

• Messier 83Related: Messier 83’s spiral arms provide observable sites for studying ongoing stellar birth.

• Pillars of CreationNarrower topic: Dense material inside the columns can collapse into young stars.

• Ring galaxyRelated: Gas compressed in a ring can trigger a conspicuous wave of new star formation.

• Substellar objectNarrower topic: Substellar objects can emerge from star-like formation processes without becoming stars.

• Astrophysical maserNarrower topic: Young stars heat and irradiate nearby gas, creating common maser conditions.

• H I regionRelated: H I can cool, compress, and contribute material to star-forming molecular clouds.

• Hoag's ObjectRelated: Ongoing star formation helps account for the ring's blue color.

• Lagoon NebulaNarrower topic: The Lagoon Nebula’s ongoing stellar birth is part of this broader process.

• Orion ArmRelated: Young stars make spiral-arm regions such as Orion conspicuous.

• R136Narrower topic: R136 provides evidence about how intense star formation builds compact, massive clusters.

• Herbig Ae/Be starNarrower topic: Herbig Ae/Be stars trace the intermediate-mass pathway through this process.

• Kennicutt–Schmidt lawNarrower topic: The law quantifies one large-scale pattern in this broader process.

• Pinwheel GalaxyRelated: Gas compression along spiral arms helps produce the galaxy’s bright young stellar regions.

• Rho Ophiuchi cloud complexNarrower topic: The complex offers a nearby setting for studying this process across multiple stages.

• Sub-brown dwarfRelated: Sub-brown dwarfs may arise as the lowest-mass products of star-like collapse.

• Andromeda–Milky Way collisionRelated: Tidal forces during a merger can compress gas and alter the galaxies’ star-forming activity.

• Dark galaxyRelated: A dark galaxy is distinguished by unusually inefficient conversion of gas into stars.

• Double ClusterNarrower topic: Both clusters formed from star-forming material in the Perseus region.

• Field galaxyRelated: Relatively undisturbed gas reservoirs can sustain star formation in many field galaxies.

• Galactic astronomyRelated: Mapping young stars reveals where the Milky Way is actively building new stellar populations.

• GALEXRelated: Ultraviolet light from young massive stars let GALEX estimate recent star formation in galaxies.

• High-velocity cloudRelated: Cloud infall can replenish the disk’s gas reservoir and thereby sustain future star formation.

• Interacting galaxyNarrower topic: Interactions can compress or funnel gas, changing the rate and location of star formation.

• Interstellar cloudRelated: Cloud collapse supplies the material from which new stars form.

• NGC 6946Related: Its active star formation produces massive stars that later explode as supernovae.

• Omega NebulaNarrower topic: The Omega Nebula is an active site where new stars are being born.

• Scutum–Centaurus ArmRelated: The arm’s gas-rich regions host sites where new stars form.

• Trapezium ClusterNarrower topic: The cluster is a young product of star formation within Orion’s molecular clouds.

• Edwin E. SalpeterRelated: The initial mass function links the process of star formation to the masses of its stellar products.

• Infrared telescopeRelated: Infrared telescopes expose embedded protostars hidden from visible-light observatories.

• List of interstellar and circumstellar moleculesRelated: Molecular tracers map the cold gas from which stars form.

• Magellanic spiralRelated: Bright star-forming regions can make loosely organized arms conspicuous in these galaxies.

• Messier 7Narrower topic: Messier 7’s stars originated together through this process.

• Sculptor GalaxyNarrower topic: The galaxy's defining activity is an exceptionally high rate of this process.

• Submillimetre astronomyRelated: Cold dust and molecular gas around forming stars emit strongly at submillimetre wavelengths.

• Viktor AmbartsumianRelated: Ambartsumian argued that stellar associations showed star formation was ongoing.