Jason Kendall's Intro to Astronomy Course

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Module 8: Star Formation and Birth

05: Protostars

Video References

• References for Module 8: Star Formation and Birth
  • Supplement the videos with "OpenStax Astronomy"
    • 20: Between the Stars: Gas and Dust in Space
    • 21: The Birth of Stars and the Discovery of Planets outside the Solar System
  • 05: Protostars
    • Protostars are embryonic stars. They are stars before they are stars.
    • Protostars
    • T Tauri star
    • Pre-main-sequence star
    • Herbig Ae/Be star
    • Herbig-Haro object
    • Kelvin-Helmholtz mechanism
    • Gravitational collapse
    • Nebular hypothesis
    • Jeans instability