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What is the term for a star that is in the process of forming, typically from a collapsing cloud of gas and dust?
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White dwarf
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- White dwarf
- Red giant
- Protostar
- Neutron star
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A protostar is a very young, unenclosed star on its way to becoming a star, that is still accumulating mass from its parent molecular cloud.
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