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Astronomers have discovered that many infant stars born in stellar nurseries of the early universe may have preferred "fluffy" stellar blankets.

Researchers at Kyushu University have found that stars in the early universe may have formed from “fluffy” molecular clouds.

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Also called molecular clouds, they can be massive, spanning hundreds of light-years and forming thousands of stars.

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