01. How are stars formed? Are stars made out of gases? (A K2S Question)

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Stars are formed from clouds of dust and gas in space that collapse because of gravity. The material that makes stars is called plasma and it behaves very much like a gas.


Answer provided by Dirk Terrell, Ph.D.


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer