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star formation

process by which dense regions within molecular clouds in interstellar space, sometimes referred to as "stellar nurseries" or "star-forming regions", collapse and form stars
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star formation

Summary

star formation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (990 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • star formation is a type of astrophysical process[2].
  • star formation's Commons category is recorded as Star formation[3].
  • star formation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Star formation[4].
  • star formation's topic has template is recorded as Template:Star formation[5].
  • star formation's topic has template is recorded as Template:Star formation navbox[6].
  • star formation's has effect is recorded as star[7].
  • star formation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[8].

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Definition and Type

star formation is a type of astrophysical process[2].

Why It Matters

star formation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (990 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → star
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → astrophysical process
    Topic has template → Template:Star formation, Template:Star formation navbox
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 25328, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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