Starless Cloud Cores Reveal Why Some Stars are Bigger than Others

This informational text is intended to support reading in the content area. The article explains that astronomers are trying to find out why stars outside our galaxy are so much larger based on what we know about star formation and chemical make-up.
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Direct Link: http://www.astronomy.com/news/2013/12/starless-cloud-cores-reveal-why-some-stars-are-bigger-than-others

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: stars, Milky Way, ALMA, galaxy, NAOJ, astronomy, text complexity, informational text
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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