The song “Little Fluffy Clouds” was a breakout hit during the dawn of techno music. Turns out, it may also be an apt description of stellar nurseries — the birthplace of stars.
These nurseries contain high concentrations of gas and dust and are also called molecular clouds. A study now provides evidence that some stars may have been born from some fluffy versions of these clouds in the early years of our universe, they report in The Astrophysical Journal.
“Even today our understanding of star formation is still developing, comprehending how stars formed in the earlier universe is even more challenging,” Kazuki Tokuda, a research fellow at Kyusha University and an author of the study, said in a press release.
