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Star formation — is the process by which dense parts of molecular clouds collapse into a ball of plasma to form a star. As a branch of astronomy star formation includes the study of the interstellar medium and giant molecular clouds as precursors to the star… … Wikipedia
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star — starless, adj. /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring. n. 1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astron. any of the large, self luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris,… … Universalium
Star lifting — is any of several hypothetical processes by which a highly advanced civilization (at least Kardashev II) could remove a substantial portion of a star s matter in a controlled manner for other uses. The term appears to have been coined by David… … Wikipedia
Star Island — is one of the four Isles of Shoals that are located in New Hampshire, seven miles from the mainland in the Atlantic Ocean. In 1876, the island was annexed to the Town of Rye from the former town of Gosport. [… … Wikipedia
Star Idol — was a competition held on 2005 in Singapore, aired on MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It was first released on the Internet on 11 August 2005, started the elimination rounds on November 2 2005 with the programme airing on Wednesdays at 8pm and the… … Wikipedia
Star of David — Star of Dav id A symbol consisting of two overlapped equilateral triangles forming a star with six points, used as a symbol of Judaism. It is also called {Magen David}, {Mogen David}, and {Shield of David}, and is shaped identically to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Star Wars Galaxies — For the fictional setting, see Star Wars galaxy. Star Wars Galaxies Developer(s) Sony Online Entertainment (North America) … Wikipedia
Star Trek (film) — This article is about the 2009 film. For the 1979 film, see Star Trek: The Motion Picture. For other Star Trek films, see Star Trek (film series). Star Trek International poster Directed by … Wikipedia
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace — This article is about the film. For the video game, see Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (video game). Star Wars I redirects here. For the first film in theatrical order, see Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Star Wars Episode I: The… … Wikipedia
